Tips to relieve sciatica pain, are they real?

There are no tips that can relieve all sciatica. Symptoms of sciatica should be treated with general therapy, medication, physical therapy and surgery depending on the cause. Sciatica is often associated with lumbar disc herniation, sciatic neuritis and pyriformis syndrome. 1. Lumbar disc herniation: often associated with long-term sedentary and degenerative disc disease, the treatment needs to improve the sitting posture in a timely manner, and appropriate exercise to reduce the compression of the nerve. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and nutritive drugs such as methylcobalamin can be taken orally for treatment, and physical therapy such as hot compresses and grilled electricity can also be carried out. If the condition is more serious and conservative treatment is ineffective, minimally invasive nucleus pulposus removal surgery is needed for treatment. 2. Sciatic neuritis: mainly due to the inflammation of the sciatic nerve is stimulated by inflammatory edema, can choose physical therapy, or injection of closed needle such as lidocaine for pain relief. 3. Piriformis syndrome: it is a kind of syndrome produced by the compression of the sciatic nerve in the buttock by the piriformis muscle. This disease is mainly to relieve pain as the principle, such as oral ibuprofen for pain relief, can also be localized closed treatment. If the results are not satisfactory, nerve release surgery can be considered. There are other reasons for sciatica, you should go to the hospital in time, complete the relevant examination, clear the cause of the disease to follow the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.