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Supplementary Treatment for Sciatica
Supplementary Treatment for Sciatica
Adopt ice therapy to the affected part for 30 to 60 minutes several times a day when the pain occurs. After two or three day’s therapy, use hot-water bag to make fomentation in the same way, or take indomethacin or other OCT analgesic.
Make fomentation on the back or buttock with hot towel or hot salt wrapped by cloth. The temperature should not be too high, just take a sensation of comfort as appropriate
What Is Sciatica
Sciatica refers to sciatic nerve lesion which causes pain symptom along the sciatic nerve pathway from the lower back, buttock, and down through the lateral thigh, the lower leg and foot.
Sciatic nerve is the main nerve trunk to control the lower body. The pain distributes along the sciatic nerve pathway and within its region of buttock, lateral thigh, lower leg and foot.