Q&A: Whats the very best medication for sciatica relief?
Question by GL-Max: Whats the very best medication for sciatica relief?
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Answer by a_bcde123456789
sleep
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how does one treat or cure Sciatica?
Question by imaginator: how does one treat or cure Sciatica?
My back has been killing me for about 3 weeks, did some research online and found out symptoms are exactally that of sciatica. I use back pills and icy hot and sleep with pillow between legs all suggested by webMD but that is about all it says; there must be more I can do. My back is almost always killing me; how long can I expect thios pain to last?
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Answer by DrDan
Ok, I am a US Chiropractor. I would reccomend going to the family doctor and getting an accurate diagnosis first. Then, you might ask them about chiropractic or physical therapy, or my favorite, a combo of both. You may need an MRI to determine if there is damage to the disc, and how much. Good Luck
Edit: Decompression has shown some help, the problem is cost. 2500-3000 for treatment is unfortunately the norm, and anyone who tells you that your insurance will cover it isscamming you. Axial Spinal decompression is considered “experimental or investigational” by medicare and all 3rd part payors
Edit:Mr.E, could you please post research articles showing how toggle of atlas can have a direct effect on the lumbar plexus…I’ll wait.
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is there a cure for sciatica?
Question by Ryudai: is there a cure for sciatica?
I’ve been suffering from what I am certain is sciatic pain on my left side, something to do with the sciatic nerve. The pain does not allow me to bend down and reach my toes like I used to be able to about a year ago. I cannot stretch my left leg without major pain reaching from my lower back down my leg. I’m tired of this pain and I want it gone. Is there a cure for sciatica?
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Answer by mitch conner
Stretching of the piriformis. You should also get massaged.
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Sciatica ?
Question by Bloomers: Sciatica ?
I have been diagnosed 2 times in the last 6 months with sciatica and been put on pain meds and muscles relaxers, what is sciatica and what can be done to help with the pain besides all the drugs? Please help me becasue the pain gets unbearable at times and all my doctor tells me is that it is caused from over use, what am i over useing?
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Answer by Shoresy70
Fellow sciatica sufferer: I feel your pain (literally)
I resorted to physical therapy for 6 weeks and religiously performed all my stretching exercises. It definitely helped. I also resorted to sleeping with a pillow under my knees, entering/exiting my car a certain way, getting out of bed a certain way, and much more.
“How is sciatica treated?
Treatment for sciatica focuses on relieving pressure and inflammation. Typical sciatica treatments include:
Medical treatments for sciatica — such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, oral steroids, and epidural steroid injections — help to relieve inflammation.
Epidural steroid injections where steroids, with their strong anti-inflammatory effects, are delivered at the origin of the inflamed sciatic nerve roots.
Physical therapy usually starts after adequate pain control, and has an essential role both for the acute episode as well as long term avoidance of further episodes.
Surgery for sciatica might be warranted if the sciatic nerve pain is severe and has not been relieved with appropriate manual or medical treatments. Patients should seek immediate medical attention if they have any symptoms of progressive lower extremity weakness, loss of bladder or bowel control.
Copied from an article on the Cleveland Clinic website:
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3600/3695.asp?index=12097
Here’s a similar article from the Mayo Clinic website
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sciatica/DS00516
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What is Pregnancy Sciatica and How do i get rid of it?
Question by ♥ChocolateDrop♥: What is Pregnancy Sciatica and How do i get rid of it?
2nd time mommy, first time dealing with this pain. feels like i pulled a muscle in my right butt cheek. What can i do?
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Answer by jess_n_flip
Go to a chiropractor 
those guys help! Ice and heat work good too, it does go away, usually 6-8 weeks then it just up and goes away. Its very painful i had it when i was about 17 weeks
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Sciatica Nerve Pain – What Can I Do To Prevent Lower Back Pain & Sciatica Nerve Pain?
Question by Lilian B: Sciatica Nerve Pain – What Can I Do To Prevent Lower Back Pain & Sciatica Nerve Pain?
Looking for some tips and sites on pain prevention & treatment.
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Answer by Trisha M
Sciatica nerve pain affects the lower back and legs. What you call pinched nerve pain are due to bad posture and overweight problems. Rectifying these can help relieve sciatica pain.
Stretching & twisting exercises are crucial for hip, back and leg flexibility. When bending down to pick something, make sure to keep your lower back straight and bend with your legs. This is important as something simple like bending over to tie your shoes can trigger an episode of sciatica.
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Sciatica Pain?
Question by wakebrat7: Sciatica Pain?
I seem to be having sciatica. Not only does my lower left back and leg hurt, but now my left arms is hurting. Does sciatica go into the arm too? I’ve never had this symptom in my arm before.
Also, any idea on how I can relieve some of this pain. I’m hurting sooooooo much. I can’t sleep AT ALL.
Thanks!
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Answer by mlgable
No it does not affect your arm. You need to go see the doc to find out what is causing your sciatic pain and arm pain and get it diagnosed and treated.
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I am physical therapist, i used back exercises, my question is , where the improvement of sciatica come from?
Question by habal: I am physical therapist, i used back exercises, my question is , where the improvement of sciatica come from?
used exercises were stretching of back muscles, hamstring, calf and planter fascia of foot. Also wall bar exercises (longitudinal traction). Beside improvement of back pain, i noticed that symptoms of sciatica (whatever the cause inflammation, or disc prolapse) nearly resolved and disappeared. What is the main mechanism of , specially sciatic nerve enchroachment by a disc, pain relief
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Answer by gillianprowe
I have RA and a few bulging discs, although I did not have sciatica pain to start with but acute onset lower right abdominal pain. St. Patrick’s Day I stood up and BANG, acute onset lower right and left abdominal pain and sciatica pain. The thing about pain, believe it or not you get ‘used’ to it and yes I am was on morphine before St. Patrick’s Day BANG so it did little to help, had to increase it for three days and then back to the normal daily dose. I had a Public Talk on Physiotherapy last month and I think the theory of back pain stated was the BEST I have heard.
The structures of the back are vertabra, discs, muscles, tendons and nerves, so say FIVE. If you hire five men to dig a big hole and four of those men are lying along the grass verge sunbathing, the one man digging has a lot of work to do and it will take him longer to dig the hole and he will be exhuasted faster than if all five men were digging the hole.
Likewise with the spine, if you are not using one part, say a muscle and we have several muscles to be used, then the body is relying on the vertbra and disc to maintain the upright stance, mobility, and so on. I will admit, while I have undertaken a lot of walking and had good core strength, the rest, legs, arms, tummy, shoulders were not muscle bound but atrophed. I started Pilates and after nine months, one one hour session a week and some exercise at home, the improvement was unbelivable. When I ended up in a wheelchair St.Patrick’s Day everyone screamed ‘Fat lot of good Pilates and Aqua Jogging have done for you!’ I simply replied ‘Well if I had NOT toned my muscles up, do you think I would be able to use a self propelled wheelchair?’
So people with Disc or Sciatica problems will tell you they REALLY do not want to exercise because they are scared of the PAIN! Therefore they are the group of men lying on the grass verge, allowing the one man to dig the hole. By explaining to them that they need to get all the men digging the hole, excercise build the muscle get the core strength going, they will assist and protect the back, thereby relieveing pain. That is what happens, exercise and strengthening the abdominal and back muscles keep the spine aligned and thereby reduce the pain. Four very long weeks using a wheelchair and I am up again and back doing my exercises, long may it last.
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Q&A: can sciatica symptoms also affect my arm?
Question by GaLa: can sciatica symptoms also affect my arm?
I know I have sciatica because my leg is burning and numb very very often but lately is also affecting my arm, or I have associated that to my previous symptom?
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Answer by gillianprowe
Sciatica is a label that means zero. It is like the label Cake. It can mean a wedding cake or a cup cake, it is not precise. You state you know you have sciatica, but have not been diagnosed by a Doctor and that is a mistake. Never just assume or think, because you could have a more serious condition, that is left undiagnosed, because ‘I thought it was sciatica, that is why I did not bother to see you, a cancerous tumor of my spine, no way, you are joking?’ Burning and Numb do not bring any form of Sciatica to my mind. Sciatica is when the nerve, the sciatic nerves that leaves the spine, runs down the back, into the hip, exits the pelvis and continues down the leg gets trapped and when that happens, pain is the first and on going problem. As to why and where the nerve is being trapped, who knows, could be a muscle that has become inflamed, simple as that.
So I would see a Doctor with these symptoms and get it sorted. best of Luck
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Disc bulge causing rapid progrsv muscle weakness in calf for 3 days. Need MD advice: can lead to paralysis?
Question by dmc: Disc bulge causing rapid progrsv muscle weakness in calf for 3 days. Need MD advice: can lead to paralysis?
12 months sciatica in left leg, 7 days ago right leg effected with minor pain, 3 days ago weakness began, became progressively worse. Now, cannot lift body using right calf. No numbness or tingling, no weakness in left leg experienced. Worried about how weak muscle can become, whether permanent, and can weakness reverse? Any info greatly appreciated.
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Answer by gillianprowe
You need to see your Doc and certainly not ask for information here. If you have the above symptoms then it is a emergency.
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