I have severe pain from the bottom of my spine to my knee. I have been going to the Chiropractor, yet it doesn't seem to help except for an hour or two after the massage and adjustment. What can I do?
What is the best medication to relieve sciatica?
Question posted by Genefur on 17 July 2013
Last updated on 12 March 2017 by MeggieGirl
4 Answers
The stretches specific to sciatica and your sacroiliac joint will help you more than anything. My Mom just had a severe flare up, and when she went in, she was given a Medrol dose pack, which is a very strong, but temporary steroid, to reduce inflammation.
Many stretches and modified yoga poses have been studies and found very effective in sciatica treatment. I'd suggest you Che out sciatica.org where there's even a free 12min routine with pictures you could give a try for a week and see if you notice any improvement - and since it's free thats a bonus it may also be even more effective to do gentle stretching or yoga in combination with a medication.
The only thing that helped me was flector. It's a patch that calms down your back spasms, it worked great,
Stop going to a chiropracter, for one thing. If you had damage to your spine causing it, his adjustments sure aren't helping. See an orthopedic dr who specializes in the back. Meds like ibuprofen and aleve can help it.
I have taken Ibuprofen and Aleve and neither takes away the pain at all. I do not have medical insurance, so specialists??? Not in my budget.
I doubt you're taking enough of either if you're taking the otc ones. You can take With ibuprofen you can take 800mg three times a day and aleve you can take 500mg every 12 hrs. Maybe your primary could order something.
I don't have medical insurance, so whatever I do it has to be right the first time. I can't afford the specialists.
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