{"id":28613,"date":"2021-11-15T07:35:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T07:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biomag.cz\/sciatica-acute\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T08:29:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:29:12","slug":"sciatica-acute","status":"publish","type":"biomag_diagnoza","link":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/sciatica-acute\/","title":{"rendered":"Sciatica (acute)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of Sciatica and its Causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sciatica (acute lumbosciatic syndrome)&nbsp;is characterised by its sudden severe pain in the lumbar spine shooting down the leg. It is a very painful and unpleasant disease: the so called&nbsp;<strong>lumbago<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a result of&nbsp;<strong>sciatic plexus compression<\/strong>&nbsp;in the lumbar and cervical spine with severe pain shooting down the lower limb and restricted mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The most common cause&nbsp;<\/strong>is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/nerve-compression-chronic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>herniated disc<\/strong><\/a>, or the so-called&nbsp;<strong>dislocated disc&nbsp;<\/strong>(a disc moved out of its normal position).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After episodes of sciatica with lumbar herniation, there is an increased risk of paralysis in one of the lower limbs. This can arise immediately or within a few hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causes of sciatica include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>a sudden move,<\/li><li>chilling of the area,<\/li><li>inflammation of nerves (neuritis sciatica),<\/li><li>physical strain in inappropriate positions \u2013 e.g. lifting weight.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sciatica Treatment \u2013 Rid yourself of the Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When determining correct treatment of acute sciatica, it is important to know whether the nucleus pulposus (the core of a disc) is herniated. If it is, neurosurgical intervention is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the nucleus pulposus is not herniated, the treatment is usually conservative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local injections of Mesocain can be utilised to mitigate pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Non-steroid anti-rheumatics&nbsp;<\/strong>may be administered. In order to decrease muscle tension in the area, muscle relaxants may be administered. Bedrest is often recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After the acute phase subsides<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>rehabilitation and physical therapy is required<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In case of mild pain which does not impede mobility, it is recommended to perform simple stretching exercises.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The base for prevention is plenty of physical exercise, good posture and a properly-chosen mattress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10283,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza\/28613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biomag_diagnoza"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza\/28613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32685,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biomag_diagnoza\/28613\/revisions\/32685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biomag.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}