Sciatica

Short characteristic of a disease

The sciatica represents an inflammation of a sciatic nerve which is the largest nerve in all human body. It passes through lumbar department of a backbone, and then is divided into smaller elements on which energy in a knee, an ankle joint, a hip, a foot and fingers moves.

At once there is a wish to note that the sciatica which treatment represents an important medical problem considerably reduces the standard of living of the person because of the most severe pains in different parts of a body.

The main reasons for emergence of a sciatica are:

• overcoolings of an organism (both local, and general character);
• backbone diseases (spondylosis, osteochondrosis, various deformations);
• arthritises;
• injuries;
• too strong load of a backbone.

Sciatica: disease symptoms

Usually the sciatica has unilateral character, that is painful feelings are present only at one half of a body, however, so occurs not always. There can quite be a situation when, say, both legs suffer. Moreover, sometimes the most severe pains are shown not only in legs, but also at the same time in lumbar department, buttocks, hips, ступнях and shins.

That you could present at least approximately how the person with the diagnosis a sciatica feels, we want to list several kinds of the unpleasant feelings met at this disease:

• the sharp, shooting pain;
• pricking;
• burning;
• "goosebumps";
• full or partial numbness.

Often symptoms of a disease are shown so brightly that the patient cannot sleep and perform other usual operations – to stand, bend or turn. For this reason for people with the made diagnosis the sciatica, gymnastics and other actions are not just preventive, and the vital procedures allowing to return to normal life.

Sciatica: treatment of a disease

Now doctors widely use both traditional, and national treatment of a sciatica. We will talk about recipes of traditional medicine slightly below for now we tell in more detail about what techniques are applied in the modern recreational centers and clinics.

To start several words about drug treatment of a sciatica. It means reception of anti-inflammatory drugs which take off strong pain. The ibuprofen, diclofenac and Ortophenum are among the recommended drugs, but you remember that all these drugs are not capable to remove a cause of illness. Respectively, if it is inefficient to treat a sciatica, symptoms will disappear only for a while, and then pain will become even more severe and will extend to other parts of a body. Only complex treatment including will help to cope with the illness:

• physiotherapy exercises – as above for people with the diagnosis a sciatica was already told, the gymnastics and other special exercises are vital, and they are carried out under observation of the experienced doctor with observance of all its recommendations. You should not be engaged in amateur performance as at the wrong approach of exercises lead to repeated attacks of a sciatica;
• reflexotherapy – a course of the procedures accelerating recovery process;
• manual technicians in total with massage a complex;
• girudoterapiya;
• hydrotherapeutic procedures – a shower of Vichy, pearl and hydromassage bathtubs;
• physiotherapeutic actions – фонофорез, an electrophoresis, Darsonval;
• electroanalgesia.

Once again we will note that any soothing bring minor, short-term improvement of a state. They suppress unpleasant symptoms, but are not capable to eliminate them completely therefore at the first pain we advise you to see a doctor. He will find out what reason of pains – the sciatica or other disease, and will appoint to the patient adequate, correct treatment.

Sciatica: treatment by folk remedies

If the diagnosis a sciatica is made to the person, national treatment is combined with standard medicamentous procedures for achievement of the greatest effect. Let's provide the most widespread and effective recipes:

• 2 tablespoons of a grass of a marsh Labrador tea are filled in with 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Mix is located in densely closed vessel and infuses in the warm place within 12 hours. After that it needs to be cooled, filtered and rubbed on those body parts which bring the most severe pain;
• clear a black radish, grate it and smear on a fabric piece. The compress is imposed on a sore point and tied by a scarf or a warm shawl;
• acid rye flour dough is smeared on fabric or a gauze. Thickness of the test have to make 1-2 cm. The compress becomes every day for the night;
• 50-70 гр. polished horse-radish are located in a gauze and fall to warm water. National treatment of a sciatica in the form of bathtubs is very effective, however do not forget to accept them every day before going to bed within two-three weeks;
• for preparation of a medical bathtub it is also possible to use 150 g of the crushed angelica roots which are boiled in 1 liter within 30 minutes, or 100 g of a grass of a meadowsweet.