What to do about sciatica pain?

Sciatica pain is a common disease in daily life. Its occurrence is often related to lesions of the local sciatic nerve and surrounding structures, and has a great impact on human health and normal life. So what should you do if you have sciatica pain?

1. Non-surgical treatment

The treatment of sciatica requires the right medicine for the right condition. There are mainly the following non-surgical treatments.

1. Bed rest

When sciatica patients have their first attack, they should take the method of bed rest for treatment. When resting in bed, it is important to sleep on a harder bed, which can effectively relieve pain.

2. Drug therapy

Drug therapy is a method of treating patients by taking appropriate drugs based on their own symptoms. The drugs used to treat sciatica generally include anti-inflammatory drugs, hormone drugs, Yaotongning capsules, etc., which can be taken orally, by intramuscular injection, or by intravenous drip according to the patient's own physical characteristics.

3. Exercise therapy

Exercise therapy is a treatment method that can be adopted by patients after the onset of sciatica symptoms. Patients can do some lumbar spine exercises appropriately, which can effectively relieve pain and prevent the next attack.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine

The main methods of traditional Chinese medicine include massage, acupuncture, fumigation, plastering, etc., which can effectively relieve pain, promote blood circulation of patients, and improve patients' immunity. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating sciatica. In addition, Chinese medicine can also be combined with some Western medicine treatments, such as drug therapy. The combination of these can have a good therapeutic effect.

2. Surgical treatment

Surgical treatment is a relatively rare treatment method for sciatica. Generally, patients with less serious conditions will adopt non-surgical treatment. Only patients with very serious conditions or sciatica caused by compression such as bone changes and tumors will adopt surgical treatment.

The above are the best treatments for sciatica. Patients can adopt the above treatment methods for treatment, but if the condition is serious, they should go to a regular hospital for treatment.