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Sciatic Nerve Treatment for Your Pain
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Among all the different treatments recommended by different professionals, it is likely that you will find a sciatic nerve treatment which will help greatly in reducing the pain that most people who have sciatica complain about.Technically, sciatica is explained as the acute pain that travels along the lower back, up to the back of the legs and ending on the feet. It is usually accompanied by weakness, numbing and a tingling sensation that consequently distracts the normal everyday activities of a person. In most cases of sciatica, this may also be accompanied by cramping or spasms.
However, for people who are experiencing this dreaded sciatica, you may find that there is a treatment for sciatic nerve that you can always avail. Perhaps the most popular and effective sciatic treatment would be the use of the R.I.C.E.R. formula. The R.I.C.E.R formula follows this path: rest, ice, compression and elevation, and followed closely by referral. This particular sciatic nerve pain treatment may be used for the first 3-5 days.
The main goal of this treatment is to reduce the inflammation caused by the injury, which will consequently offer sciatica pain relief. After the initial 72 hours of the application, you can now use heat to warm and relax the muscles around the affected nerve. It will also be helpful to stretch the muscles of the lower back and hip, as this will reduce the stress on the nerve. Once you have already tolerated these exercises, you can start again with some light exercises to help strengthen the injured muscles and help alleviate some of the outside pressure.
Sciatica that is caused by a chronic condition usually requires the correction of the underlying problem that has caused the sciatica to develop in the first place. If it is caused by the displacement of some of the bones, then the recommended treatment for sciatic nerve pain is the correction or realignment of the bones.
On the other hand, if the pain is caused by the muscle imbalance, then it follows that the imbalance should be corrected. And while the underlying problem is currently being fixed, you can always take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications. You can accompany this with an icepack to reduce the pressure on the nerve that is greatly caused by inflammation.
For permanent relief, the treatment that really helped with my sciatica is the Treat Sciatica Now program – ideal if you DO NOT want to do any exercises, but still want a treatment that’s completely natural and provides quick relief.
There are a variety of other sciatic nerve treatments, remedies and cures available. But by finding the most effective sciatic nerve treatment, you can give yourself the peace and comfort you deserve.
10 Responses to “Sciatic Nerve Treatment for Your Pain”
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Misty said on November 25th, 2010
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Jerry said on November 25th, 2010
Hi Misty,
I’m so sorry to hear that you have not found relief from sciatica yet. It can be so debilitating! But when you say you have tried everything, what exactly have you tried and have you stuck with it? Also, where are you experiencing sciatica? In your lower back? In your legs? If you give me more of an idea of your situation I’ll be better able to offer you advice.
Jerry
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Misty said on November 25th, 2010
I have tried all the stretching , icing it using heat walking soaking in epsom salt mucsle relaxers pain killers and nothing has help the pain starts in my upper thigh and run down my leg all the way to my foot sometimes it goes completly numb also i feel it in the right side of my butt it is so painful
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Jerry said on November 26th, 2010
Hi Misty,
You remind of myself when I had sciatica. I was also desperately looking for the right treatment. And yes – I also tried them all (or so I thought!).
Seeing that exercise/stretching does not seem to be helping, have you considered the Treat Sciatica Now program? It is aimed at people specifically in your situation, where they have tried all the other conventional treatments without getting any relief.
I actually tried it myself a few months back. You can read my experience with using the program here.
Best of luck
~Jerry -
britt said on December 6th, 2010
My sciatic pain runs down my right buttock all the way down my leg and into my foot. Here is the weird thing. It pretty much disappears during the day with no treatment but returns when I am sleeping and takes a while to work itself out in the morning. I do recommended stretching of the muscle but that is it. I have never heard of this. Have you? Thanks
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Jerry said on December 7th, 2010
Hi Britt,
Sounds like the sciatic nerve is somehow getting pinched while you sleep. It could be the way you are lying in your bed and that your bed is not distributing your body weight properly. So take a look at how you lie in bed – on your side; on your back; on your stomach. Try changing your sleep position and see how it goes.
Sometimes, all we need is a little trial and error to find what is causing the pain.
Let me know how it goes.
~Jerry
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Cathy said on April 19th, 2011
Do not have the cortisone injections they do not work on your nerve pain.
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Jerry said on April 20th, 2011
Thanks for tip Cathy. I completely agree with you on this one. Stay away from the injections, and rather look for long-term treatment.
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Azalia said on May 18th, 2011
I was wondering if the pain would be cause by excercise? I’ve started regular aerobic excercise classes (some pretty intense). At first, I felt like part of my lower back and butt was sore, no biggie. But in the last 3-4 days, this specific pain hasn’t gone away and it’s only on my right side, the side of my lower back, right below my right butt cheek, goes down my leg and into my foot. It doesn’t really feel like muscle aches, could this be sciatic nerve pain? How long does it last?
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Jerry said on May 19th, 2011
Hi Azalia,
It is possible that intense exercise could have caused your sciatic nerve to be pinched. This is especially true if you were not very fit to begin with. Aerobic exercises have a number of jolting movements which can cause havoc for your back if the muscles which support your spine (your abs and lower back muscles) were not strong to begin with.
Sciatic nerve pain lasts for as long as the sciatic nerve is being pinched. If I were you I would lay off any intense exercise for the time-being, and see if you get any relief. You don’t have to stop exercising completely – brisk walking is still fine to do (as long as you are not in too much pain). Then if you still have the same type of pain after a few days, then I would start a sciatica treatment program – I have recommended a few on this site already.
Let me know if you need anything else,
Jerry
I have been dealing with sciatica pain now for 4 months and i have tried everything to get the pain to go away and nothing has helped i am at the end of my rope i can’t handle the pain anymore please does anyone have any tips for me