Health, Diseases and Conditions
Injury of the sciatic nerve. Symptoms and treatment of the disease
Throughout life, the musculoskeletal system of a person undergoes multiple loads, endures injuries, which eventually becomes the cause of the appearance of chronic diseases.
Compression (compression) of the nerves of the vertebral roots is called radiculopathy. Allocate various forms of the disease, depending on the location of pinching. Problems in the lumbosacral area associated with squeezing the sciatic nerve, are called sciatica. Compression, accompanied by an inflammatory process, is called radiculitis.
When pinching of the sciatic nerve occurs , the symptoms and treatment are strictly individual. But first of all it is necessary to find out and eliminate the cause of the disease.
Injury of the sciatic nerve. Causes
- Excess body weight, when the load on the lumbar region is increased;
- Chronic osteochondrosis, which leads to dystrophy of intervertebral discs.
Compression also occurs in diabetes mellitus, displacement of vertebrae, injuries, spasms in muscles, hypothermia of the body. During spasmodic processes in muscles, in addition to nerves, blood vessels are squeezed, which contributes to worsening of blood circulation and the appearance of complications. Therefore, after detecting the pinch of the sciatic nerve, the symptoms and treatment are carefully analyzed, taking into account all the subtleties of the course of the disease.
Symptoms
- Pain sensations, passing from the waist to the buttocks, thigh, lower leg, heel.
- Restrictions in movements: it is difficult to stand, lean, sit.
- Chills, numbness, tingling or burning sensation of certain parts of the body.
- During the motor activity, painful sensations increase, in a state of rest, they become weaker.
How to cure a pinch of the sciatic nerve
There are several ways to get rid of pinches:
- Measures for the normalization of weight (if necessary).
- Acupuncture sessions.
- Elimination of the intervertebral hernia, the vertebrae or discs.
- Medicamentous treatment and a complex of phytotherapy.
- Special gymnastics.
- In some cases, surgical intervention.
If the sciatic nerve is complicated or aggravated, the symptoms and treatment are also affected, since severe forms of compression can lead to paralysis, paresis of the limbs.
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