Sciatica is caused by various reasons of sciatic nerve compression, massage may be able to alleviate the symptoms to a certain extent, but can not lift the nerve compression, prone to recurring symptoms.
The common causes of sciatica include lumbar degenerative diseases and pear-shaped muscle syndrome, etc. Tui na massage can promote local blood circulation, improve nerve edema, some patients after treatment of lumbar and leg pain and other symptoms may be relieved.
However, massage does not relieve nerve compression, and cannot relieve the root cause of the disease, so it is only a form of conservative treatment. If after a series of conservative treatment, the patient’s symptoms are still not significantly relieved or the pain is severe and intolerable, surgical treatment should be considered to lift the nerve compression, such as lumbar discectomy, lumbar spinal fusion, sciatic nerve adhesion release surgery, and so on.
Only by relieving the sciatic nerve compression caused by various reasons can sciatica be effectively treated. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible to have their condition evaluated by a professional doctor to determine the appropriate treatment.