Typical sciatica is manifested as pain in one hip, which radiates to the back of thigh, posterolateral calf and lateral foot. Walking and changing posture will aggravate the pain, and the sick leg cannot be raised freely when lying flat. Simple sciatica is rare in clinic, mostly secondary sciatica, which is mainly caused by the stimulation, compression or destruction of sciatic nerve pathway by adjacent tissue diseases, such as lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome and so on.
Self-massage has a certain effect on the treatment of this disease, which can relieve muscle spasm, improve the excitability of the affected limb muscles, promote local tissue metabolism and accelerate blood circulation. It can also regulate the neurohumoral system, improve the tolerance to pain threshold (editor's note: pain threshold refers to the stimulation intensity that causes human pain), promote the excretion and absorption of pain-causing substances, and play a role in relieving pain. In self-massage, we should pay attention to gentle, even and gentle techniques, and the strength is better to feel comfortable. Do it every morning and evening 1 time for about 20 minutes each time.
It should be noted that the causes of sciatica are many and complicated. When there is pain, you should go to a regular hospital as soon as possible for a detailed examination, and if necessary, do a CT or MRI examination of the lumbar spine to find out the real cause of sciatica and take the correct method for symptomatic treatment.
Otherwise, it will aggravate the condition due to untimely or improper treatment, resulting in lifelong regret.