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What Causes Sciatic Nerve Pain
The sciatic nerve consists the L4-S2 never roots. Sciatica is a medical condition of pain going down the leg from the lower back. Below are the main causes of sciatica.
1. Spinal disc herniation
About 90% of the time sciatica is due to a spinal disc herniation pressing on one of the lumbar or sacral nerve roots. it wil be accompanied by lumbar muscle spasm, limited lambar motion, ets. The intervertebral disc herniated parts may have obvious tenderness and radiation pain.
2. Spinal stenosis
The Sciatica caused by lumbar spinal stenosis is very often. Which is the condition of spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord, or sciatic nerve roots.
3. Internal organs diseases
Some Sciatica is due to internal organs diseases. Such as the infection of the uterus and its attachments. The tumors can cause pain in the lumbosacral region. And this kind patients is often accompanied by the corresponding gynecological symptoms.
4. Rickets
Patients with rickets may also complain of lumbar disease, but there is no objective sign,or objective examination and subjective narrative cannot be explained by physiological anatomy and pathological knowledge. This kind of low back pain is usually a symptom of rickets.
Treatment of sciatica
1. Rest
In the early stage of the disc herniation, some patients can relieve the symptoms via resting in the hard bed for 3-4 weeks.
2. Medication
A. Chemical medicine:
Orally taking analgesic, vitamin B, corticosteroids can relieve the symptoms, but can’t achieve the radical cure purpose.This method can be used by the severe sciatica patients, but can’t be too much. Otherwise, it will damage the liver and kidneys.
B. Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Some scientifically formulated ingredients has been proved to the effective solution to the sciatica and herniated disc in China for more than 100 years. More than 10,000 clinic cases in China and 90% of them are proved the effect and safety.
3. Manipulation
Some cases proved the spinal manipulation is an effective treatment for acute sciatica. But the evidence is poor for the chronic sciatica. But when there are progressive neurological deficits, the spinal manipulation is contraindicated.
4. Surgery
Surgery may be required if complications occur such as bowel or bladder problems.
