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Walking with Sciatica
Iam having sciatica, is it preferable to walk, as walking is my favourite activity I heard somewhere that walking should be avoided if you hav sciatica ...is it true?
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Walking for some distance is tolerable but some activities you need to avoid to exacerbate sciatica pain
Consult for proper exercises and treatment so that you will be pain free
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Walk only 'with in the limits of tolerance of pain'
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'.
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-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1 tab Once a day 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.
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Absolutely no.. u shouldn't stop walking.. u should avoid bending forward, lifting weights. If ur walking distance is reducing I would suggest u to get a consultation
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Get lumbosacral spine xray n mri LS spine which would guide for further management
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No you’re not supposed to stop walking
It would be better if you could post your X-ray and mri if you have
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Get an Xray LS SPINE AP AND OBLIQUE AND
LATERAL XRAY IN FLEXION AND EXTENSION
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No need to stop walking
No need for prolonged bed rest and send all the reports and history of possible
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You cannot avoid walking, and neither should you try to avoid walking.
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Schedule a consultation for specific advise.
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Dr. Rajinder K Sharma
Orthopedist
43 yrs exp
Chandigarh
You should walk but with precaution not to bend forward get X-ray mri back lumbar sacral spine needs specific medicines Consult me search browse on goggle practo website Dr Rajinder sharma senior Orthopaedic neurospine joint Replace surgeon ,42 years expertise chandigarh health Department Govt Multispeciality Hospital retired Chandigarh(U.T)
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