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Sciatica – Why You Have Been Treating It Wrong
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Understanding what sciatica is all about and the various causes leading to it
provides you with the right information and enables you to take the necessary
action for total healing and freedom from this condition.
It is important to understand that sciatica caused by different factors needs to
be treated differently; the one size fits all approach does NOT work for
sciatica and can indeed worsen your condition - New England Journal of
Medicine (2015).
Why Conventional Sciatica Treatments Often Fail
If you visit a doctor about your sciatica, he or she is likely to prescribe pain-
killing medication. This can be useful as a short-term fix and may also reduce
inflammation.
The problem is that medication doesn’t address the underlying cause of
sciatica. If you have a compressed or irritated nerve, drugs often just hide the
problem without resolving what’s really causing your pain.
The most commonly prescribed
treatment for sciatica pains are
the non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
such as ibuprofen, aspirin and
diclofenac.
However, the NSAIDS have
significant adverse effects if
used for a longer period and
can result into conditions like a
heart attack for those having
heart conditions. Using NSAIDS
for long-term has been found to
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