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Sciatica problem
She had sciatica on Nov 2015. We visited orthopedic doctor. He took xray and gave medicines bonestat and acmic. After having tablets for 1 month, sciatica problem vanished and no pain till now. Now again she has got pain same as before severe pain. She took ugesic for 2 days, still pain not reduced.
Please suggest what should we do ?
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Dr. Chethan R S
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bangalore
Treatment for sciatica focuses on relieving pressure and inflammation. Typical sciatica treatments include:
Medical treatments. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.... Physiotherapy. This treatment helps to prevent further episodes of sciatica.Surgery, if the sciatic nerve pain is severe and has not been relieved with appropriate manual or medical treatments.....
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