TOP HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR SCIATICA
Sciatica refers to pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the
leg. It is caused by injury to or pressure on the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a
symptom of another medical problem. It is not a medical condition on its
own.
Causes--Sciatica occurs when there is pressure or damage to the
sciatic nerve. This nerve starts in the lower back and runs down the back of
each leg. This nerve controls the muscles of the back of the knee and lower
leg. It also provides sensation to the back of the thigh, part of the lower
leg, and the sole of the foot.
Common causes of sciatica include:-- Slipped disc, spinal
stenosis, piriformis syndrome- a pain disorder involving the narrow muscles in
the buttocks, pelvic injury or fracture, tumors
Symptoms--Sciatica pain can vary widely. It may feel like a mild
tingling, dull ache, or burning sensation. In some cases, the pain is severe
enough to make a person unable to move.. The pain most often occurs on one
side. Some people have sharp pain in one part of the leg or hip and numbness in
other parts. The pain or numbness may also be felt on the back of the calf or
on the sole of the foot. The affected leg may feel weak. Sometimes, your foot
gets caught on the ground when walking.The pain often starts slowly. It may get
worse:-After standing or sitting, At night, When sneezing, coughing, or
laughing, When bending backward or walking more than a few yards, especially if
caused by spinal stenosi
TOP
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Homeopathy
as a natural system of medicine offers distinct advantages to the people who
suffer from sciatica. The biggest advantage that homoeopathy offers is that it
is able to treat the pain very effectively and is able to rectify the
compression or irritation on the sciatic nerve.
COLOCYNTHIS
200—Colocynthis stands the first remedy of choice for sciatic
pain.It can work wonders in treating sciatica. It is mostly suited in treating
righted sciatica pain. Dull pain shoots down the hip to the feet through the
thighs. Pain is relieved by heat and hard pressure but worse on movement
GNAPHALIUM
30—Numbness associated with pain. Sciatic pain , worse by rest.
Its peculiar symptom is that , the pain is worse by pressure , motion, heat,
cold wet weather and from 6 am to 4pm
RHUS TOX
200—Rhus tox is indicated when the patient feels pain while
beginning to move and is relieved by walking. Pain worse right side , cold
weather and at night. Sciatica brought about by an exposure to
moist weather
MAG PHOS –
1M—Right sided sciatica, better by warmth. Pain comes and goes
rapidly
MACROTINUM
2X- A good remedy for sciatic pains. It should be tried first ,
when no definite remedy can be chosen
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