What are the symptoms of sciatica?
Pain originating from lower back portion radiate down wards behind the thigh to lower leg along the nerve pathway.
The pain is burning or tingling that traverse downwards
Sometimes shooting pain makes difficult to stand or walk
Numbness feeling of the whole leg
Pain is more when standing
The pain is more while lifting weights, bending forward, coughing, sneezing, and straining at stool.
What causes the sciatica?
Herniated disc – The disc which lies in between the two vertebra acts like a cushion that manage the body weight over the vertebra. At the old age due to the aging effect the disc get hardened and cracked so its central soft substances push out and form bulgy projection that compromises the spinal canal through which spinal nerve emerge out from spinal cord. When that herniated bulge compress the sciatica nerve root it causes sciatica pain
Spondylolisthesis – In this case the vertebra slips forward onto the bone directly beneath it and compress the spinal nerve root which result sciatica pain. The spondylolisthesis can be occur in child hood as a result of birth defect or injury. During many outdoor sports like football, volley ball, basket ball the over stretched of the back muscles that hold the lower vertebra may cause spondylolisthesis.
Radiculopathy – it is the pinching of the spinal nerve by the rough surface of its surrounding bone and cartilage result from wear and tear by the aging process that may put pressure on the spinal nerve root and develop sciatica pain.
Pregnancy – pregnancy also cause pain in back due to over stretched of back muscles by the increasing size of uterus.
Best 6 homeopathy medicines for sciatica
Rhus tox – Rhus tox can be given for sciatica pain if the following symptoms present
Pain over the back portion while standing from sitting position.
Pain is more over back portion and thigh while starting to walk after prolonged sitting condition
Pain at the morning when waking up from bed
Pain is more on damp rainy weather
Pain is relieved by any warm application
Aesculus
There is cramping with mild burning pain from the lower back to knee
The pain on the affected part is felt more when walking or stooping
There is constipation tendency associated with sciatica pain
It is also a good remedy if there is more back pain than the leg portion associates with hemorrhoid
Gnaphalium-
Frequent Pain in calves of legs and feet felt when in bed.
Intense pain along the sciatic nerve from hip to calves muscles.
There is numbness alternates with pain.
Pain is slightly feel better when drawing the limbs up or flexing thigh on abdomen
Colocynth – These are the following symptoms for colocynth to give in sciatica
The back pain originate from lower back portion and traverse down ward
The back pain as though screwed in a vice on the affected parts
The pain is little relieved by massage on the affected part
There is cramping sharp neuralgic pain from hip to knee or even to lower parts.
Magnesia Phos
The pain is more from hip to lower end of leg.
The pain comes suddenly when putting the step on the floor after a sitting position
The back pain is relieved by warm application
There severe cramping with neuralgic type pain in whole of the sciatica portion
Chamomilla
There is severe excoriating pain in lower back of thigh which makes the patient cry out with pain
There is feeling of numbness of the legs and foot
The pain is worse if given warm application and in night
Any sort irritation or anger triggers the pain more
What is the best homeopathic medicine for sciatica?
Remedy Options
Aesculus. Pain in the very low back (the sacral or sacroiliac areas) that feels worse when standing up from a sitting position, and worse from stooping, may be eased with this remedy. ...
Arnica montana. ...
Bryonia. ...
Calcarea carbonica. ...
Calcarea phosphorica. ...
Natrum muriaticum. ...
Nux vomica. ...
Rhus toxicodendron.
Remedy Options
Aesculus. Pain in the very low back (the sacral or sacroiliac areas) that feels worse when standing up from a sitting position, and worse from stooping, may be eased with this remedy. ...
Arnica montana. ...
Bryonia. ...
Calcarea carbonica. ...
Calcarea phosphorica. ...
Natrum muriaticum. ...
Nux vomica. ...
Rhus toxicodendron.
8 Common Homeopathic Medicines For Sciatica
Belladonna. For violent, acute low back pain. The pain is severe and can be burning, throbbing, shooting, or spasmodic. The intense spasms come on suddenly and leave just as quickly.
Colocynthis. Known to greatly benefit left-sided sciatica. It is indicated where a person complains of pain along the course of the left sciatic nerve. The pain starts in the lower back and radiates down the leg to toes. In some cases, the pain is located in the left hip or pain in hip radiates to the knee.
Magnesia Phosphorica. A reliable prescription for right-sided sciatica. The sciatica pain is cutting, shooting, stabbing or stitching in nature. Pain starts in the lower back and extends down the right hip, thigh, hollow of knee and leg.
Arnica Montana. Arnica Montana is advised in case of sciatica with excessive soreness of lower limbs.
Hypericum Perforatum. Hypericum Perforatum is considered when the sciatic pain is attended with tingling, burning or numbness in the affected leg
Ruta Graveolens. A homeopathic remedy where sciatica pain gets worse on lying down at night.
Bryonia Alba. For sciatica that gets worse from walking. The slightest motion may worsen sciatica in such cases.
Rhus Tox. For sciatica pain that gets worse from rest or while sitting, or sciatica due to exposure to moist cold weather or from muscular exertion. Lying on the painful side could worsen the pain in such cases. Walking or movement of the affected limb offers relief.
