Sciatic nerve numbness is mainly caused by lumbar disc herniation and pyriformis syndrome. It can be treated by physical therapy, surgery and medication.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: Lumbar disc herniation can cause sciatic nerve numbness because the herniated nucleus pulposus compresses the nerve root. Treatment can be taken through braking, physical therapy and hot compresses to relieve the numbness. You can also choose laminectomy to explore the sciatic nerve and release the surgery to improve the symptoms of sciatic nerve numbness.
2. Piriformis syndrome: Piriformis syndrome is caused by sciatic nerve numbness due to adhesion or edema of the piriformis muscle compressing the sciatic nerve, and can be treated with physiotherapy, intermediate frequency therapy, low-frequency intermediate wave physiotherapy, microwave therapy and other physiotherapy methods to treat the symptoms of nerve numbness.
Sciatic nerve numbness caused by the above two diseases can also be treated with medication, such as taking methylcobalamin tablets under the guidance of a doctor, static mannitol, dexamethasone and other drugs, to improve local circulation and alleviate the symptoms of numbness.
There are many causes of sciatic nerve numbness, different causes, different treatments and medications, need to use drugs under the guidance of a doctor should avoid self-medication to prevent delays in the condition.