For many, this condition is familiar in which severe pain in the arm, leg or lower back appears. Some do not attach much importance to this phenomenon or are self-medicating. And the cause of sudden pain can be a pinched nerve in the lower back, the treatment of which must be started after determining the area of the anomaly. The main thing is to find out the cause of the disease.
There are cases when pinching occurred as a result of a growing tumor, in this case, self-medication through warming methods can complicate the situation. In general, the causes of the disease can be different. The most common is pinching associated with the spine. As you know, the spine consists of separate parts that are separated from one another by intervertebral cartilage. Changes in individual discs lead to pressure on the nerves of the spinal cord, leading to acute pain. Manifestations can result from congenital defects of the spine, and in adulthood arise due to a decrease in motor activity, hypothermia, stress, overload of the vertebrae, infections, hormonal disorders, and exposure to chemicals.
The cause of the disease can be cicatricial changes after surgery. There is also the possibility of injury to the nerve itself during physical exertion.
Pinched nerve in the lower back: symptoms
The first sign of an illness should be considered the appearance of pain, which is burning, shooting, tearing, stitching. Often it manifests itself in the form of seizures, and may be permanent. Pain syndrome occurs with emotional or physical overstrain, with hypothermia. Pain can occur during sleep. Symptoms are accompanied by swelling and redness of the skin, as well as increased sweating.
Pinched nerve in the lower back: treatment
At the first suspicion of pinching, a thorough diagnosis should be made. By sending the patient an x-ray and making an examination, the doctor will be able to choose treatment methods. If there is a pinched nerve in the lower back, treatment can not be done independently, everything should be done under the supervision of a specialist. It is possible to eliminate the ailment without surgery and taking medications. To eliminate the disease, apply soft methods of manual therapy and other means. Often use massage, which helps relieve tension in the lumbar region, eliminating the cause of the disease.
Physiotherapeutic methods include electrophoresis, which can improve blood circulation and relieve pain. At the recovery stage, acupuncture is used. To improve the nutrition of affected tissues, ozone therapy is prescribed.
If a complex neglected pinched nerve has formed in the lower back, treatment requires surgical intervention, which can be avoided with timely conservative therapy.
Manual therapy methods are cumulative manual techniques, the main purpose of which is the elimination of pathologies associated with joints, muscles and spine. A specialist with the help of special techniques can separate the nerve from the hernia. Moreover, a physical effect on the hernia will not be provided. This is sometimes dangerous.
When the acute pain symptoms are relieved, patients will benefit from spa treatment. Especially effective is mud and hydrotherapy. During the period of remission, it is imperative to resemble physical therapy courses, massage and reflexology.
If a pinched nerve in a leg is taken by surprise, treatment should include the following steps. You must immediately drink an anesthetic drug, lie on a flat surface, apply a warming agent and call a doctor at home.
There are folk remedies for the treatment of pinched nerve. For external use, rubbing or compresses from tinctures of red pepper, garlic. You can use an ointment based on tincture of valerian and fir oil. For oral administration, tincture of barberry fruits is used.