Sciatica is mainly caused by lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, pyriformis syndrome, etc. It can be treated with medication, physical therapy and surgery.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: need bed rest, lumbar traction, follow the doctor’s instructions for the application of dehydration and swelling drugs such as sodium heptaphylloside and painkillers such as diclofenac sodium, etc. Conservative treatment should be carried out to surgically remove the protruding intervertebral discs.
2. Lumbar spinal stenosis: need bed rest, recuperation, avoid stooping action, if there is intermittent claudication need to perform laminar decompression nerve release surgery, if there is a lumbar spine slipped intervertebral fusion surgery.
3. Piriformis muscle syndrome: you can perform buttock massage to relax the local muscles, so that the nerve compression can be relieved. For the more serious pyriformis syndrome can also be taken to surgical release.
Therefore, sciatica should first clarify the cause of the disease, for the cause of the treatment.