SCIATICA

Severe pain,stiffness in the area supplied by sciatic nerve and its component of nerve roots.

SIGN & SYMPTOMS 

• Pain in the leg, that is worse when sitting.
• Burning or tingling down the leg.
• Weakness,numbness,difficulty in moving the leg or foot
• A constant pain on the side of leg.
• Very shooting pain that makes it difficult to stand up 

DIAGNOSIS

• X-ray
• MRI
• CT-Scan

TREATMENT

Herbs used to treat sciatica

• Guggul
• Rasna
• Jaiphal
• Kumari
• Shallaki

Food source herbs to treat sciatica

• Turmeric
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Green peas
• Spinach
• Whole cereals
• Sweet potatoes

Ayurvedic medicines for Sciatica

• Yograj guggul
• Castor oil
• Karpooradi tailam

Panchkarma therapies

• Virechnam
• Abhyangam with medicated oil
• Kati vasti
• Patra pind potli
• Shwedan

Precautions

Do's

• Drink more water
• Gentle leg exercise should be done
• Hot & cold water fermentation 
• Whole grains & healthy diet  

Don't

• Fried,spicy ,oily food should be avoided
• Pulses and beans should be prohibited
• Curd  & other sour products should also be prohibited 

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