What are the methods for treating sciatica

Sciatica belongs to the category of low back and leg pain. It is caused by the compression of the sciatic nerve by the spine, which leads to low back and leg pain. Severe patients may be unable to bend over. Sciatica makes it difficult for people to concentrate on their work, and the pain it causes makes it even more miserable. We can treat sciatica through surgery, but many patients complain that it only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, and the disease recurs. So what other methods do we have to treat this disease? Now let me tell you some effective methods to treat sciatica.

Do not sleep on a soft bed during an attack: doctors recommend sleeping on a hard bed, which helps the spine return to the correct posture and relieves sciatica caused by spinal compression of the nerves.

1. Adjustment of daily habits. 1. Do not wear high heels: Patients with sciatica are best to wear negative heel shoes, which means the heel is lower than the toes. This is also a way to correct spinal posture.

2. Do not lift heavy objects: Do not use your waist muscles excessively or too heavily, as this will increase the incidence of neuritis. If you must lift something heavy, refer to the movements in the picture below. First straighten your back, and then use the strength of your legs to lift the object.

3. Exercise appropriately: Do not stay in bed because of pain. This is not conducive to your body's recovery and may even cause muscle atrophy, which will aggravate the condition. So it is good to exercise moderately, but not strenuously.

4. Pay attention to keeping your waist warm: The waist cannot be exposed to cold, otherwise it will cause lumbar neuritis and aggravate the pain in the waist and legs. There are some heated belts on the market that are designed specifically for sciatica patients. You can try them.

2. Diet therapy. 1. Chicken stewed with mushrooms: Take a young rooster, mash it up, and stew it with mushrooms on low heat. Add a little salt to make the soup lighter, and drink it while it is hot.

2. Bone soup: First blanch the bones with hot water, then put them into a pressure cooker and stew them. Add ginger (cut into slices) before stewing. You can add other seasonings according to your taste. When they are almost cooked, add a little salt and you can drink it.

3. Kidney porridge: Use a pork kidney, slice it, and some chestnuts, put them into millet porridge and cook, drink it while it is hot.

From the above we can know that in addition to surgery and medication, adjustments to the waist and legs in daily life, improved diet and regular exercise can effectively treat sciatica. These methods can better achieve the purpose of curing the root cause and can also make patients more at ease. Finally, the editor wishes all patients a speedy recovery.