Sciatica Home Remedies and Best Cure for Back Pain Relief
It refers to pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in the leg. It is caused by injury or compression of the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a symptom of another medical problem, not a medical condition on their own.
Sciatica is a pain in the leg as a result of irritation of the sciatic nerve. The sciatica pain is usually felt in the lower back (lumbar area) behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee.
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The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body and begins from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal cord in the lower back and extends through the buttock area to send nerve endings to the lower extremity.
Note that sciatica is not a medical diagnosis, but rather a symptom of an underlying problem in the lower back (eg a herniated disc or spinal stenosis that compresses or irritates the nerve roots).
This distinction is important because it is the underlying diagnosis (vs. the symptoms of sciatica) that often has to be addressed in order to relieve sciatic nerve pain.
The most common symptom of sciatica is pain. Most people describe a deep pain, intense begins on one side of lower back and then shoots down the buttock and leg with certain movements.
The diagnosis of "sciatica" means there is an inflammation of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve provides information on the movements of the leg, and sends information about sensations to the brain. The sciatic nerve is quite large, in fact, is the largest of the body's peripheral nerves.
The sciatic nerve is formed by the lower segments of the spinal cord, which consists of nerve roots, lumbar and sacral spine.
The output of the sciatic nerve in the lower spine (lower back), passes behind the hip joint, and runs down the back of the thigh.
It is important to understand exactly what pain is sciatica, but is often confused with other medical conditions and sometimes used as a general term for anything that is not easy to diagnose! Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis in itself.
Sometimes the pain of sciatica can be confused with other serious medical conditions, such as a tumor or an infection so a careful diagnosis is always important. This article describes some basic facts about sciatica and sciatica about home remedies.
Home Remedies for Sciatica
1. Periwinkle flower for relief of sciatica: 5 Eat 5 flowers and leaves or flower vinca evergreen, every day early in the morning on an empty stomach. This is a good remedy for sciatica.
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2. Night Jasmine to relieve the pain of sciatica: An Eat 5 flower, 5 leaves jasmine night, every day early in the morning on an empty stomach. This is one of the best treatments for sciatica.
3. Garlic treatment of sciatica: Grind 5 garlic cloves and put this in 50 ml of sesame oil. Heat the oil to be warm. Then apply the warm oil in the affected areas of pain. This is one of the best remedies sciatica.
4. Castor oil cure for sciatica, regularly apply warm castor oil on the sole of the affected side. This remedy is very beneficial for sciatica pain.
5. Clove oil for relief of sciatica, massage the affected areas of pain with warm clove oil. It is an effective treatment for sciatica.
6. Bag of salt for the treatment of sciatica: Heat a bag of salt and use it as a hot fomentation of the affected leg. It is also a useful treatment for sciatica.
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Best Shoes for Pain Relief?
I have delicate feet, literally my tendons strech out everyday
which shoes are good for throbbing feet and bad backs?
I have marfans syndrome
ECCO shoes are good for foot pain. I have small fiber poyneuropathy and suffer from foot pain…These shoes are expensive, but worth every penny!
My foot hurts so bad, please, any ideas of what is wrong, or how to help it?
Sorry for the length of the question
It started about a month ago. I wore a pair of suede boots that were new, and were flats. I wore them for aprox an 8 hour shift, though I spend about 60% of that time at a desk sitting down, so its not overly exerting.
At the time I didn’t feel any pain, I didn’t twist or injure it any way that I recall, however the next day I noticed pain in the arch of my foot, and I associated it with the pain you feel after having worn a pair of shoes that are new and haven’t been broken in. It wasn’t a big deal and I figuerd it would go away.
Problem is, its about a month later, and the pain is worse then ever. The pain hit about an 8 on the pain scale when I was caring things upstairs to my apartment. I was unable to continue to walk up and carry at the same time. I had to set the items down on the stair, move them up a stair of a time, then follow using the railing to help myself up, avoiding pressure on my foot.
Then over the last 4-5 days I’ve been really unlucky in the sense that I’ve tripped multiple times and each time I land on my left foot, where the injury/pain is, and it’s making it so much worse. Right now I’m barely able to step down on it and it really really hurts. Its in the arch of my foot, closer to my big toe, I can bend the toe down with very little discomfort, and if I stretch my foot upwards there is more discomfort in the arch, but not by much. Mostly it is when walking and especially stair climbing where it hurts the worst.
I don’t know what to do to treat it. See I take percocet 10mg four times a day for back pain already. That is more the sufficiant for my back, but its not helping my foot in the least little bit. I tried an anti-imflamatory med like Ibprofen or naproxen, with no relief, and I don’t know whats wrong with it, or how best to treat it.
My doc is out of town until monday, and I already saw him one day out of each of the last two weeks, the first one was a follow up to some test, and the next was due to a sinus infection. I don’t really have the money to keep going back, and besides, I don’t like going so frequently close together. Still I don’t know what to do.
Please if you have any idea of what the injury might be, if it could be a break in the bone and I should seek medical attention, or if there’s a way to bandage it or treat it to soften the pain. I would be so greatful. I’m sure many people have exprience with their own injuries and I welcome their advice, but I hope for a RN or possibly a doc on here who might know. Thank you
This is a little bit of a long shot, but it sounds like you have plantar fasciitis or a similar case. The best way I know to figure out whether this is the case or not is to have someone do a longitudinal support tape job on your foot and see if it takes the pain away or not. Here is a video of how to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGKfKUMtKiA
You can attempt to do this for yourself, but it is extremely difficult due to the angling of your foot. Try to have a friend, or better yet a trained medical person do it for you. You can buy the tape and prewrap at any drug store like Walgreen’s or CVS.
If the pain was taken away by this tape job, you can either continue to tape it like that or go out and buy some arch support insoles. From my own personal experience, I’d recommend not buying any insoles cheaper than $50. Otherwise they won’t work the way you want them to. Dr. Scholl’s has a new machine in many stores that will analyze your foot and weight distribution and give you a recommended insole structure, you can try that if you can find a machine. Good luck!
Additional Tip: When you apply that tape job, be sure to REALLY apply pressure on the support strips along the sole after the “tear drop” shaped pieces. It is those underlying support strips that really do the trick! However, circulation can be cut off due to the tightness, so instead of wrapping the tape all around the foot, just tape it from one side of the foot to the other; do not go all the way around. Also remember to push the big toe down whenever you tape next to it, this will add a little more arch.
Are the New Balance Pressure Relief Insoles for walking a good brand?
My doctor recommended this brand because I have fibromyalgia and lower back pain. I already have New Balance running/walking shoes (they are really good) but he wants me to get these insoles along with the shoe. Does anyone know about this stuff? Is this the best brand of insole or are there better? I have to sort of “report” back to him on my next Dr. visit with a good insole. He is a very thorough doctor! Thanks!
The Pressure Relief insoles are made with a Plastazote® top layer which is similar to the “memory foam” material you see in many products these days. That combined with NB’s cushioning material makes it one of the better inserts “for extra-sensitive, diabetic, and arthritic feet, and for those who stand on their feet all day.”
I got a sun burn yesterday, and today my feet have 2 BIG blisters HELP?
so i havnt worn shorts in some time, so my legs were really white, and i didnt put sun screen on which was obviously a big mistake and i came home yesterday with a really bad burn, like wearing socks and shoes hurt and my pants hurt my leg. so i have this cooling pain relief sunburn gel that i put on 2 times last night that helped great for a few minutes but eventually dried and the pain was back, so i used that once before heading to work. throughout the day it started to feel worse but i obviously wasnt taking my shoes and socks off at work so by the time i got home i took my shoes and socks off and my left foot has a blister not so much under 3 inches long with a width of over an inch at the widest part and a a couple pretty tiny ones next to it that rnt such a big deal and my right foot is about an inch and a half long blister with prob half inch wide. and they are orangeish. im not sure what the best thing to do here is. any advice?
cold water is the best first aid when you burn yourself – 20 minutes under the tap is ideal. NEVER ice or vinegar or milk or butter or mustard or toothpaste or sunscreen or semen or vaseline or tomatoes or vanilla extract or yogurt or sour cream or egg white or lavender oil or cocoa butter or salt or tea – not until the skin is fully healed! ignore anyone who advises any of these!
i would advise that you cover the burnt area with sterile paraffin wax or aqueous cream bp. (check the links below and see if you can find a local equivalent)
cover the burnt area in paraffin wax after cleaning and removing any burst blisters – these are just sites of infection and will take longer to heal. wash and reapply every 4-6 hours – cover with cling wrap if you wish to cover with clothes – this will stop your clothes getting covered with paraffin and maintains the burn.
cling wrap alone is ok if you can’t get hold of any paraffin. it also acts as a protective artificial skin – helping retain moisture and protect from further damage and pain. cling wrap is cheap and clean off the roll. in Australia ambulances often use this when someone has been burnt. – please note that cling wrap isn’t always practical, like on your face.
paraffin creates a seal stopping water leaving the body and reduces pain as it protects sensitised nerves. the paraffin imitates the natural oils secreted by the skin. skin cells are better able to multiply and regenerate with this treatment. pain is also helped. make sure you buy plenty of this paraffin – as the burn heals switch to aqueous cream bp.(aqueous cream has a bunch of paraffin in it plus some moisturisers – look out for stuff that also contains sorbolene or glycerine as these help also). following this regime definitely will help your sunburn heal faster and peel less. aloe is good coz it remoisturises but that moisture can be quickly lost as the skin can’t contain fluids- this is a function of healthy skin.
so put aloe on, and then the paraffin on over the top as long as there is no broken skin this works great. if there is broken skin leave out the aloe – just paraffin.
long term treatment to prevent scarring or loss of function due to contractures(as skin heals it can tighten reducing how much you can move – a skin graft is necessary to repair this). daily moisturiser, daily stretches – talk to a physio, pressure bandages like tubigrip, massaging the scar. this all reduce/flatten the scar and minimise the need for further treatment/surgery.
http://www.doorone.com.au/xGS-Aqueous_Cream~NS-1~linkin_id-8009837
http://www.pharmacyonline.com.au/david-craig-paraffin-400g-p-1831.html
hope this helps – let me know how you go and what similar brands/alternatives are available in your area
email if you still have questions – send photos feedingthedogcustard@hotmail.com
finally if you are really worried go to a hospital that has a burns unit or plastic surgeons.
Which pain killer(s) would work best in your opinion?
My problem: Pain in lower back mostly, but also throughout entire spine/neck.
Pain is rated about 7-8/10(hurts worse than cutting off 1/2″ of my finger or a vertical fracture down my big toe)
Here’s what the “professionals” have said:
Doctor(P.A.) said according to my x-rays, nothing is wrong.
Physical therapist said I have put too much strain on my back from bending over and standing too much.
Chiropractor took x-rays and actually went over them with me, and pointed out that I have mild scoliosis and quite a few misalignments throughout my spine, my head is held way too far forward and my neck is straight instead of curved, and my lower back’s curve is exaggerated.
Since the chiropractor actually showed me proof of what he was explaining, I trust him more, even though chiropractors have a bad rep for being gimmicky.
The P.A. first prescribed me Ultram/Tramadol 50mg and Ibuprofen 800mg
Went home, did a little research and found out that since I’m on Zoloft, I can’t take Tramadol, so I called in and they called in a prescription for vicodin 5/500mg.
That wasn’t helping much at all so I doubled my dose and it took most of the pain away but I didn’t feel comfortable taking 1g of tylenol every few hours, so I went back in and she changed it to Norco 10/325.
That was almost perfect, except the pain relief only lasted for 1-1.5 hours, yet the other effects(drowsiness, etc) lasted for 3+, so I couldn’t keep dosing…
went back in and she led me to believe she didn’t feel comfortable prescribing anything stronger, so she gave me Tylenol with codeine #3…which sucks really bad, worse than regular vicodin. it also gives my very bad dry mouth.
and after another visit and a few phone calls, I found out she ISN’T ALLOWED TO prescribe anything stronger because she is only a P.A.
bought a back brace, didn’t help
bought $50 “dr. scholl’s custom insoles”, didn’t help, made my shoes way too tight and cut off circulation to my toes, and caused me to roll my ankle multiple times due to them lifting my ankles above the range of support in my shoes..
So, now I’m a few hundred dollars+ in the hole from all my appointments and various products and still have no relief…
I’m pretty pissed at this point.
I found a new doctor though, an actual medical doctor, and I have an appointment tomorrow morning.
I’m just wondering what my other options would be as far as pain killers..I want something long lasting, and about as strong as 15-20mg of hydrocodone constantly, I had read about fentynal patches, but then found out they are also a mild SRI like Ultram, so I can’t use them
but what other options do I have?
I still will probably take the ibuprofen for anti-inflammatory purposes..but it takes about 1.5-2 norco(sometimes more) to take care of my pain now
again, I’m looking for something long lasting so I only need to take one a day, then maybe an idea for something I could take for breakthrough pain as well
I know the doctor will have answers for me, I just want to have some ideas to throw at her, and also know what to avoid.