Best Doctors for Sciatica Treatment in Bhopal

Sciatica is a nerve pain occurring due to irritation or injury to the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve passes through the buttocks to down the leg. The symptoms of sciatica are sharp, shooting pain all along the leg, numbness and tingling sensation in those areas, muscle weakness, and urinary incontinence. The conditions that cause sciatica are spinal stenosis, herniated discs, osteoarthritis, spondylolisthesis, muscle spasm in back, pregnancy, etc. The diagnostic tests to diagnose this condition are X-ray, CT scan, MRI scan, and electromyography (EMG). Treatment options for sciatica are medications, physiotherapy, corticosteroid injections to the nerve root area, and surgery is indicated when it is causing weakness and lack of bladder and bowel control. The surgery options can be laminectomy an discectomy. There are some pain relieving self care methods such as using cold packs, stretching exercises, hot packs, etc. Some causes of sciatica can be preventable by maintaining correct posture, consuming healthy food, physical exercises, avoiding tobacco, etc.