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Spine and Back Health |
Sciatic nerve04/30/2002 |
what is the treatment for low back pain involving the sciatic nerve and have you ever heard of freezing the nerve or putting it to sleep?
This is a very good question. Low back pain involving the sciatic nerve typically would result in significant associated single sided leg pain. These symptoms should initially be treated with non-operative management of reduced activity, anti-inflammatory medicines, and physical therapy. Freezing the nerve would cause irreversible damage. Putting a nerve root to sleep is not a treatment that I am familiar with. If non-operative treatment does not relieve the pain, then often surgery can be helpful. Contact your spine specialist for further evaluation.
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Anthony Guanciale, MD Associate Professor and Director, Division of Spine Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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