Causes and treatments of sciatica in the left foot

In daily life, many patients suffer from sciatica, and hospitals are full every day. Some patients suffer from sciatica due to compression of their left foot, and the pain is so severe that they cannot even walk. Sciatica causes great harm to patients. If this symptom occurs, you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately. In daily life, you should rest in bed more and do more lumbar exercises to prevent sciatica.

Symptoms of sciatica in the left foot: Lumbar bone hyperplasia or lumbar disc herniation can compress the nerve roots on one side, leading to sciatica and leg pain symptoms. The patient cannot stand upright, he has to bend his knees and hips, and when he walks, his toes touch the ground, and he dares not put his feet completely on the ground.

Treatment for left foot sciatica:

1. Treat the cause. If the cause is lumbar, such as lumbar disc herniation, the treatment method for lumbar disc herniation should be followed.

2. If the cause is compression of surrounding tissues, it is necessary to find out the cause of the surrounding tissues, relax the muscles or relieve the inflammation, and the sciatica pain will be significantly relieved.

3. Drug treatment for sciatica:

4. Anti-inflammatory drugs, hormone drugs and other Western medicines

5. Chinese medicines that warm the meridians and dispel cold have a quick onset of effect and few side effects, such as Yaotongning Capsules

6. Taking Chinese medicine with rice wine has advantages:

Especially for patients with cold and dampness blocking the meridians, taking some Chinese medicine and warming yellow wine can better exert the efficacy of the medicine and warm the meridians and dredge the meridians.

7. Notes on bed rest:

Bed rest is more effective in relieving pain

A typical posture is the knee-elbow lying position: lying on the bed with your knees bent, then your elbows bent, and lying on the bed with your head hunched. This will allow the sciatic nerve foramen to be stretched to the maximum extent, with minimal pressure. This posture is very effective in relieving sciatic pain.

8. Self-recovery methods for sciatica pain:

After the acute phase of sciatica is relieved, you can do some light physical exercise

9. Doing lumbar spine exercises can restore the muscle strength of the waist and legs and achieve a better preventive effect.