Sciatica in men

We all know that the sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body, supporting our body to stand upright. Men have to bear much more responsibilities and a much heavier workload than women. Once a man has problems with his sciatic nerve, his basic working ability will be affected and even his normal life will be affected. Let’s learn more about sciatica in men!

Sciatica:

Sciatica is a syndrome characterized by pain along the sciatic nerve pathway and distribution area. The vast majority of sciatica cases are secondary to lesions in the local sciatic nerve and surrounding structures that cause stimulation, compression and damage to the sciatic nerve, which is called secondary sciatica; a few are primary, namely sciatica.

Causes:

There are many causes. The sciatica in the vast majority of patients is secondary to the stimulation, compression and damage to the sciatic nerve caused by lesions in the local sciatic nerve and surrounding structures, which is called secondary sciatica; a few are primary, namely sciatica.

Adjustments to daily habits:

1. Do not sleep on a soft bed during an attack: Doctors recommend sleeping on a hard bed, which helps the spine return to the correct posture and relieves sciatica caused by spinal compression of the nerves.

2. Do not wear high heels: Patients with sciatica are best to wear negative heel shoes, which means the heel is lower than the toes. This is also a way to correct spinal posture.

3. Do not lift heavy objects: Do not use your waist muscles excessively or too heavily, as this will increase the incidence of neuritis. If you must lift something heavy, refer to the movements in the picture below. First straighten your back, and then use the strength of your legs to lift the object.

4. Exercise appropriately: Do not stay in bed because of pain. This is not conducive to your body's recovery and may even cause muscle atrophy, which will aggravate the condition. So it is good to exercise moderately, but not strenuously.

5. Pay attention to keeping your waist warm: the waist must not be exposed to cold, otherwise it will cause lumbar neuritis and aggravate the pain in the waist and legs. There are some heated belts on the market that are designed specifically for sciatica patients. You can try them.

Diet therapy:

1..Chicken stewed with mushrooms: Take a young rooster, mash it up, and stew it with mushrooms on low heat. Add a little salt to make the soup lighter, and drink it while it is hot.

2. Bone soup: First blanch the bones with hot water, then put them into a pressure cooker and stew them. Add ginger (cut into slices) before stewing. You can add other seasonings according to your taste. When they are almost cooked, add a little salt and you can drink it.

3. Kidney porridge: Use a pork kidney, slice it, and some chestnuts, put them into millet porridge and cook, drink it while it is hot.