SIACTICAL PAIN: see what it causes and how to treat the problem

SIACTICAL PAIN: see what it causes and how to treat the problem


The genetic factor can be more important than life habits and the correction of surgery can be necessary for sciatic pain

Calatalgia, better known as sciatic pain, is a very common condition that can reach up to 40% of the world population. Its causes can be a hernia or osteophitosis disc (parrot beak), which promotes compression of the sciatic nerve in the gluteal region. In addition, Herpes Zoster’s viral infection can also cause the problem.




Symptoms beyond pain

The image is characterized by Intense pain, which can reach the gluteal region and/or radiates through the buttock, the rear region of the thigh and the lateral region of the leg, reaching the footexplains Dr. José Humberto Pereira Júnior, orthopedist and spinal specialist of the spine of the spine.

Therefore, a small commented symptom of sciatic pain, but quite common, is tingling and numbness on the fingers of the feet. “There may still be loss of strength in a specific region (myotoma) causing paintings of weakness in the feet and ankle,” explains the doctor.

How to prevent sciatica pain?

According to the expert, have good eating habits, avoid smoking and practicing physical activities regularly These are ways to avoid the emergence of sciatic pain.

José Humberto mainly highlights the exercises focused on muscle groups that refer directly to the spine and the pelvis. This is because they can reduce the possibilities of developing the disk hernias and arthrosis of the spine (spondylosis) and consequently avoid nervous pain.

“The stretching of the rear chain and the muscles of the hips, for example, reduce the chances of compression of the sciatic nerve by the pyriform muscle,” says the Orthopedist.

However, it is important to underline that the genetic factors Individuals have greater decisive power for the predisposition to the disc and arthrosis of the spine compared to life habits.

This justifies, for example, situations in which sedentary patients and smokers do not have a hernia record while some non -smoking patients and physical activity professionals, says the doctor.

Treatment

The treatment for sciatic pain goes From the use of anti -inflammatory drugs, percutaneous infiltrations, gabpentinoids, gabapentinoid, with corticosteroids to surgical treatment.

In such cases, the Ernia disk (fragment of disc highly) can only be necessary again) through the surgery videoche. Or the patient may still need repairs to the structure of the spine itself, with realignment and positioning of screws and devices in the disk space to prevent sciatic pain and other disorders.

Source: Terra

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