After Reading This You Will Forget About the Sciatica Pain Forever

by Healthy Food Team

Sciatica is a term which describes the pain that affects the back, hip, and outer side of the leg and is caused when the sciatic nerve is compressed or irritated. Usually, it is followed by numbness and a tingling sensation and it is often the reason why you stay in bed and take some painkillers. Sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body and it runs down each leg from the lower spine all the way to the feet, providing movement, sensation, and strength to each leg.

The most common sciatica symptoms include: sharp painful sensations and cramping. Often, these symptoms are accompanied by tingling sensations and numbness in various areas of the buttock, leg or foot. Generally, sciatica occurs on one side or another, not in both legs simultaneously.

Moreover, sciatica is frequently caused by a herniated or slipped disc. Also, it can occur as a result of spinal injury or infection, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, isthmic spondylolisthesis, pregnancy and piriformis syndrome. There are a number of conventional treatments for treating sciatica, but these relieve the pain temporarily. Also, most steroid injections can have serious side effects. Therefore, you can use certain home remedies and natural therapies which can effectively reduce inflammation and pressure on the irritated sciatic nerve. Note: the pain goes away with time (around 6 weeks) and proper rest.
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