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Sciatica for more than a 45 days
I have been diagnosed with sciatica (presumably due to lifting weights in wrong position)
First I went to ortho who gave me muscle relaxer and painkillers for 28 days.
But since there was less relief I shifted to homeopathy. It has been better for last 7 days but the pain comes and goes through out the day.
Usually the pain is in upper left hip, left side slightly above the ankle and when I get up from squat position slightly on the upper side of the back of left knee (thigh). The highest degree of pain is around the ankle whenever it comes.
I perform few exercises like leg raises, bhujangasan, superman as suggested by the ortho doctor once in a day.
Do I need to perform any scan or will this sciatica go away in few days.
Does walking help? I don't walk ideally due to nature of my work. But I have been performing my daily routine tasks normally
What period does sciatica lasts?
Are there any more exercises which will help?
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
--. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
--. Keep no pillow under the head.
--. Avoid painful acts & activities.
--. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold.
-- .Do mild exercises for the affected part.-back and lower limbs
--.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'. Kindly subscribe to the channel to get continuous guidence.
https://youtube.com/channel/ucpeqc6b1ywzwin048jsu6rw
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab od x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1 tab OD x 10 days.
-(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.)
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
--Wish you a quick recovery & good health.
Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho)
DMC no.3624
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You need to do mri scan
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MRI LUMBOSACRAL spine
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Avoid exercises, till mri is done
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