Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Sciatica

Sciatica...sciatic nerve...Sciatica can be brought on by sitting on a hard seat...into the back of the thigh and leg...prolapsed or 'slipped' discs tend to bulge and press on the intervertebral nerve...by narrowing of the nerve tunnel between discs due to osteoarthritis...
Hot pain in the buttock ...
Aching in the buttock...
Pins and needles ...
Lumbar vertebrae are vulnerable to injury ...



Sleeping on a mattress that is neither too soft, nor too hard ...
Ergonomic furniture, such as chairs with lumbar support ...

Traction...
Manipulative therapies such as chiropractic or osteopathy ...
Chemonucleolysis injection of a special enzyme...
Alternative therapies including acupuncture ...
'partial discectomy'...

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