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Suggest Treatment For Severe Sciatic Pain
Posted on
Sun, 6 Sep 2015
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Sun, 6 Sep 2015
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Mon, 28 Sep 2015
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Question : My sciatic pain is really giving me problems the last few days and I'm wondering what I can do to relieve it sufficiently so that I can take a two day driving trip ten says from now. Thank you so much!
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM,
I read carefully your question and understand your concern.
If I was your caring doctor I would give these recommendations to add to the ones you are actually using:
-- Continue with NSAIDs regularly for 2-4 weeks, because this way you get not only the effect against pain but that against the inflammation of the nerve as well.
-- If only them do not help, you can take at the same time a combination of Paracetamol+ codeine which does not interact with the NSAIDs and adds to the effect of them, but use only if the pain has not subsided with only NSAIDs.
-- Muscle relaxants have been shown to be very helpful. I use thiocolchicoside with my patients. You will need a prescription in order to take it at the pharmacy. Your doctor can advice you on the dose as well.
-- Physical therapy and exercise is very helpful, but not in the acute phase.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications.
Take care.
Further advises on what you can use
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM,
I read carefully your question and understand your concern.
If I was your caring doctor I would give these recommendations to add to the ones you are actually using:
-- Continue with NSAIDs regularly for 2-4 weeks, because this way you get not only the effect against pain but that against the inflammation of the nerve as well.
-- If only them do not help, you can take at the same time a combination of Paracetamol+ codeine which does not interact with the NSAIDs and adds to the effect of them, but use only if the pain has not subsided with only NSAIDs.
-- Muscle relaxants have been shown to be very helpful. I use thiocolchicoside with my patients. You will need a prescription in order to take it at the pharmacy. Your doctor can advice you on the dose as well.
-- Physical therapy and exercise is very helpful, but not in the acute phase.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications.
Take care.
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Dr. Raju A.T
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