Sciatica is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve, commonly found in lumbar disc herniation.
Patients with lumbar disc herniation have a broken annulus fibrosus and a protruding nucleus pulposus, which compresses the sciatic nerve and produces the manifestation of sciatic nerve radicular pain, and creams are not able to reverse this compression, and there is no box of creams that can cure sciatica claims.
Ointment can improve local blood circulation to relieve local symptoms such as pain, but numbness, weakness and other nerve symptoms can not be relieved.
When you have sciatica, you need to rest in bed, and at the same time, you can take oral pain relieving and anti-inflammatory drugs such as Erythroxib and Ibuprofen, etc. However, long-term use of such drugs can cause side effects such as liver function damage, and you need to take them under the guidance of your doctor.
If the pain is severe and intolerable, seriously affecting daily life and work, minimally invasive surgery such as intervertebral foramenoscopy nucleus pulposus removal can be chosen to relieve the compression, and the symptoms will be significantly improved.
Patients are advised to visit regular hospitals for treatment and rehabilitation under the guidance of doctors.