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Suggest Treatment For Sciatic Nerve Pain
Question: What do you recommend for sciatic nerve pain ? Dealing with pain down back of the right hamstring and side of hip.
Brief Answer:
Medication, exercises, precautions
Detailed Answer:
Hi there.
Thanks for the query.
This is usually due to nerve root compression by a slip disc in the spine.
Avoid bending forwards or lifting weights. Apply hot packs to the painful regions intermittently. I prefer to use Diclofenac and Thicolchicoside tablets twice a day for 5 days after meals in my patients with sciatic pain. This is a prescription medicine. Tablet Ranitidine 150mg twice a day for 5 days before meals needs to be taken with the above combination. Avoid taking Ibuprofen. Do back extension exercise, straight leg raising exercises and physiotherapy.
It is best you get an MRI of the lumbosacral spine to find out the region of nerve root compression.
I hope I have answered your query.
I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Regards,
Dr. Aashish Raghu
Medication, exercises, precautions
Detailed Answer:
Hi there.
Thanks for the query.
This is usually due to nerve root compression by a slip disc in the spine.
Avoid bending forwards or lifting weights. Apply hot packs to the painful regions intermittently. I prefer to use Diclofenac and Thicolchicoside tablets twice a day for 5 days after meals in my patients with sciatic pain. This is a prescription medicine. Tablet Ranitidine 150mg twice a day for 5 days before meals needs to be taken with the above combination. Avoid taking Ibuprofen. Do back extension exercise, straight leg raising exercises and physiotherapy.
It is best you get an MRI of the lumbosacral spine to find out the region of nerve root compression.
I hope I have answered your query.
I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Regards,
Dr. Aashish Raghu
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
You indicated not to take Ibuprofen, what non-prescription medications would you recommend instead?
Brief Answer:
Thicolchicoside vs Tolperisone
Detailed Answer:
You cab take Tablet Diclofenac with Thicolchicoside combination. If not able to access Thicolchicoside then you can try Tolperisone once a day.
Thicolchicoside vs Tolperisone
Detailed Answer:
You cab take Tablet Diclofenac with Thicolchicoside combination. If not able to access Thicolchicoside then you can try Tolperisone once a day.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
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