Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve becomes pinched. The cause is usually a herniated disk in the spine or an overgrowth of bone, sometimes called bone spurs, form on the spinal bones.
Sciatica Symptoms
Common symptoms of sciatica include:
- Lower back pain
- Pain in the rear or leg that is worse when sitting
- Hip pain
- Burning or tingling down the leg
- Weakness, numbness, or a hard time moving the leg or foot
- A constant pain on one side of the rear
- A shooting pain that makes it hard to stand up
Sciatica Causes
Sciatica results from irritation of the root(s) of your lower lumbar and lumbosacral spine.
Additional common causes of sciatica include:
- Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in your lower back)
- Degenerative disk disease (breakdown of disks, which act as cushions between the vertebrae)
- Spondylolisthesis (a condition in which one vertebra slips forward over another one)
- Pregnancy
- Muscle spasm in the back or buttocks
Is homeopathy effective for sciatica?
Homeopathic medicines for sciatica treat the problem from the root cause and provide long-term relief.
What are the best homeopathic medicines for sciatica?
9 best homeopathic medicines for sciatica, they help patients to get relief from pain.
| Homeopathic medicine | Symptoms | Better | Worse |
| Ammon mur | Shooting and tearing pain. Often associated with backache and sweaty feet |
Lying down | Sitting down |
| Bryonia | Painful stiffness in neck and back, knees stiff and painful | Cold | With warmth and motion |
| Carbo sulph | Pains in lower limbs with cramps. Fingers swollen |
In open air | In warm room |
| Colocynth | Pain from hip to knee. Stiffness of joint. Sciatica particularly on left side |
Pressure and heat | Gentle touch |
| Gelsemium | Fatigue after slight exercise. Trembling in limbs |
In open air and continued motion |
In damp weather |
| Gnaphalium | Cramps in calves of legs and feet when in bed. Pain in joints and back |
Sitting and flexing limbs |
At night and with motion |
| Lycopodium | Numbness in limbs, especially while at rest and at night. Feet sweaty | Warm food and drink |
On right side |
| Mag phos | General muscular weakness and feet very tender |
In the warm and with pressure |
In cold and at night |
| Rhus tox | May be associated with hot, painful swelling of joints and tingling in feet |
In the warm | During sleep and cold |
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