The good news first: most cases of sciatica pain are episodic and will heal within than three months, rather frequently even within a couple of days.

There are several strategies in the treatment of sciatica pain. They can be followed independently or simultaneously - according to the requirements of the patient and the findings of the doctor.

Usually only in very severe cases with obvious involvement of spinal defects and an urgent need for very quick recovery of the patient surgery will be warranted. Modern surgery for sciatica pain is done micro-invasive with various types of needles inserted into the spinal disk, will leave no cars and requires no healing periods. At the same time however it does not always produce the desired results.

So in most cases sciatica pain can be reduced by non-invasive means. There is however again no guarantee for any kind of treatment that the symptoms will completely disappear or will not reoccur. Non-invasive treatment first and foremost implies heat or ice packs, which usually provide immediate relief right in the beginning. As a support balms or essential oils which similar heating or cooling effects can be massaged into the affected areas.

The next step could be stretching exercises, acupuncture for direct pain relief or chiropractic manipulation to improve the alignment of the vertebral column. At the same time there are some highly effective medications to reduce pain and inflammation of the affected nerve and muscle tissue.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (“NSAIDs” i.e. Ibuprofen or Naproxen) are effective. In early test stages is an herbal drug from South East Asia called Kratom, which is made from the leaves of the mitragyna speciosa tree. Kratom acts directly on the central nervous system and is an efficient non-prescription painkiller available in the online trade.

Only in severe cases the prescription of oral steroids or even direct steroid injections into the affected tissue may be necessary.