Sciatica or sciatic nerve entrapment: symptoms and treatment
If you experience a sudden, severe lower back pain radiating into the buttock, thigh, or leg, first and foremost consult a doctor, because a serious condition may be behind it. Never begin self-treatment without ruling these out!
If, after examination, a diagnosis of sciatica was made, you were likely given a handful of pain relievers, anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxants. These can temporarily ease the complaints, but they do not eliminate the underlying cause.
That is why the pain may return over time. If you want to avoid this, you must — and can — take action.
There are devices specifically developed for home treatment that you can use independently and safely to achieve not only temporary but lasting improvement of sciatica symptoms. Moreover, you are not dependent on clinic hours or a distant practitioner.
In this article I present options that can support your own recovery – you can do more for yourself than you might think.
What can you do?
The key to successful treatment is a gradual approach.
- First, relieve the pain (TENS or microcurrent), then
- release the nerve under pressure (ultrasound or soft laser), then
- strengthen the muscles that support the spine (physiotherapy, muscle stimulation).
