Laser Therapy and Sciatica

Sciatica is discomfort that extends down each leg along the route of the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back to your hips and buttocks. Sciatica usually affects only one side of the body.

Sciatica most commonly occurs when a herniated disk, bone spur on the spine or narrowing of the spine (spinal stenosis) compresses part of the nerve. This causes inflammation, pain and often some numbness in the affected leg.

Sciatica is characterized by pain that spreads from the lower (lumbar) spine to the buttock and down the back of the leg. The soreness can occur anywhere along the nerve route, but it’s more likely to occur along a line that runs from your low back to your buttocks, and then down the back of your thigh and calf.

The pain can vary widely, from a mild ache to a sharp, burning sensation or excruciating pain. Sometimes it can feel like a jolt or electric shock. It can be worse when you cough or sneeze, and prolonged sitting can aggravate symptoms.

When it comes to treatment alternatives, Laser therapy (or cold therapy) is able to treat sciatica by reducing nerve irritability over cumulative treatments. Many patients who are looking to reduce or cease taking painkillers or for whom injections have failed opt for laser therapy to manage sciatica pain.

However, sciatica patients should be worried enough when it comes to choosing the best laser machine to ensure a successful and fast treatment.

Several laser machine types are routinely released in the medical industry, but the Physiotherapy 980nm Diode Laser System LASER-1.41 appears to be one of the most well-known. It has been employed by a lot of doctors on a regular basis because of its great efficacy in treating such a problem.

Indeed, this Laser therapy machine has a wide range of clinical applications, including the treatment of pain-related issues like Sciatica.

Unlike many pharmacological treatments that mask pain or only address the symptoms of disease, Laser Therapy treats the underlying condition or pathology to promote healing. This means that the treatments are effective and the benefits of Laser Therapy are long-lasting.

To explain in more detail, The device is targeted haemoglobin and cytochrome c oxidase. So, in sharp contrast to “Cold lasers” which provide no feeling or sensation, high power diode laser therapy will provide a warm and soothing feeling which is the exact thing requested from sciatica patients.

In case sciatica caused severe inflammation, the LASER-1.41 got the solution as well. The device has an anti-inflammatory effect, it actually causes vasodilation, but also because it activates the lymphatic drainage system (drains swollen areas), it reduces swelling caused by bruising or inflammation.

Although most people recover fully from sciatica, often without treatment, sciatica can potentially cause permanent nerve damage. For this reason, the treatment seems a must.

Fortunately, laser treatment has been created to give the precise diagnostic and surgical services required to correct this problem. As a result, sciatica sufferers can feel more at ease and less sensitive to pain and swelling since LASER-1.41 is particularly developed to give them with an all-encompassing treatment that will successfully restore their physical function and living comfort as soon as feasible.

Reference: Sciatica

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