Question 1

can heating pads help sciatic pain?

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Sciatic pain: Depends.  Sometimes sciatic pain is helped by heat and sometimes helped by ice packs.  There are several causes of sciatic pain and it is best to see your doctor to find out the cause and to give you proper treatment.

Question 2

where do i use a heat pad to treat an irritated sciatic nerve?

Accepted Answer

Heat pad: Can be used where you hurt (buttock or thigh) or maybe even the back. Sometimes massage with a dixie-cup with ice (tear of a little rim at a time while it melts...) might be good too to interchange with the heat.

Question 3

ice or heat for a  sciatic nerve injury?

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Can be both: Ice first 24-48 hours of injury. Heat therapy after 48 hours of acute injury.

Question 4

which is best for sciatic nerve pain; heat or cold?

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Which feels better: Which feels better? WE use  ice for acute  injury. Then heat  after  36  hours. But for chronic pain either  can work.

Question 5

laminectomy 2.5 weeks ago. still having sciatic leg pain. heat or ice for inflammation around nerve root or both?

Accepted Answer

Whatever feels : Comfortable but neither will reach as deep as the nerve root but will help control, more superficial tissue symptoms.  Talk to your surgeon about other options for symptom control including physical therapy & medication like anti inflammatories, gabapentin,  lyrica, (pregabalin) Amitriptyline , nortriptyline  and cymbalta.  If pain persists have surgeon reevaluate you by physical exam & possible imaging.

Question 6

why do i still have sciatic pain after laminectomy from l-2 to s-1?

Accepted Answer

Residual?: If the pain never improved, there is a chance you might still have residual narrowing around a given nerve or nerves. Talk to your surgeon. Scarring and other post-op changes sometimes can sometimes transiently contribute.

Question 7

how can i treat sciatic pain?

Accepted Answer

Osteopathic therapy: Osteopathic manipulation is a great way to help with your sciatic pain without medication.

Question 8

where is the sciatic never

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It's posterior : All the nerve roots of the lumbar plexus r combined into the sciatic nerve & it exits the pelvis through the sciatic notch & takes a journey down the posterior thighs shedding branches 2 various muscles and sensory nerves on it's journey & then divides into branches at or above the knees that then iterates via these nerves various muscles and skin as these branches divide into smaller nerves 2 toe.

Question 9

how do i tell if my pain is sciatic pain?

Accepted Answer

Sciatica: The sciatic nerve goes from the lower back, through the buttock on both left and right, and down the back of the leg to the foot.  Pain starting in the low back going down the back of the leg, or pain in the buttocks that goes down or up to the back are likely to be sciatica.  There are some serious reasons for sciatica, such as disk damage, so it is suggested that you check with your physician.

Question 10

what does sciatic pain usually  feel like?

Accepted Answer

Very bad pain: Patients often describe it as a severe knife like, burning, aching, or severe cramping type pain.

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