Question 1

i'm on the pill, is it bad to skip periods? i get bad sciatica each month when i have a period. also is getting a blood clot when not menstruating bad

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No: No harm has been associated with using medication to suppress periods for up to one year.  That being said, most women find that to be a strange concept, so these forms of birth control are often formulated to permit menstruation once every 3 to 6 months.  Getting a clot in a vein or artery is always bad, but period clots if that's what you mean are normal and very common.

Question 2

how does sciatica feel?

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Shooting pain: Typically shooting pain in the leg. Occasionally through the buttocks or radiating to the hip or lower leg. Can be accompanied by burning, tingling, or numbness.

Question 3

can sciatica be cured ?

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Sciatica cure?: Depends on the source of your pain. If the pain comes from a compressed nerve root in the lower back, a simple decompression or even an injection can do wonders! general stretching, strengthening and some anti-inflammatories hopefully keep you out of the operating room!
thx and good luck!

Question 4

are their medications for sciatica?

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YES: There are many available treatments for sciatica, depending on severity and what triggered the problem to begin with.

Question 5

i have sciatica for about 5 months.?

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See Pain Specialist: Pain in the distribution as you suggested describes the pattern of the nerve that travels in the leg called the sciatic nerve.  The sciatic nerve is not the cause of the pain source, it is the result of an irritated nerve typically in the lumbar spine (low back) which are caused by herniated disks, spinal stenosis or degenerative disc disease requiring further evaluation by a spine specialist.

Question 6

what are the symptoms of sciatica like?

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Shooting pain: Sciatica is the more common term for lumbar radiculopathy. This usually means a pinched lumbar spinal nerve which can result in numbness, weakness, and pain in specific distributions depending on which spinal nerve is affected.

Question 7

what are recommended exercises for relieving sciatica?

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See a pain doc: Each person needs to be evaluated on an individual basis. There can be several reasons for "sciatica" or pain down the leg. Lumbar disc inflammation with or without nerve impingment, facet joint irritation, sacroiliac joint irritation, piriformis syndrome. A thorough physical exam and diagnostic studies will help determine what exercise will be best depending on your diagnosis.

Question 8

how to treat sciatica?

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A few treatments: Anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, epidural injections, if these don't properly address symptoms, and if there is a compressive pathology, surgery may be considered.

Question 9

hi! is sciatica treatable?

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Generally, yes: "Sciatica" is a layman's term describing pain in the pelvis or low back that radiates down the back of the thigh, below the knee and usually into the foot.  Medically, it is called a lumbar radiculopathy, though other conditions can mimic the symptoms.  In most cases, the causes are treatable and in many cases, completely treatable.  Treatable dose not mean"cure" however, and it is quite common.

Question 10

what to use for sciatica pain?

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Sciatica: Depends on what is causing the sciatica. Sciatic nerve irritation can happen at the vertebral level and causes pinching of the nerve at the nerve root level. Of then this can need steroid to improve. Sciatic irritation can happen at the level of buttock with pyriformis or obturator spasm. This can be better manged with a muscle relaxer

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