You can take ibuprofen for mild (Motrin or Advil) or Celebrex for severe, but this one has to be prescribed by the doctor.  But the best recommendations are usually therapy or if it's super severe, steroid injections.

Dogo wrote:

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Well... I'm on advil, which helps but not a whole lot
But I have an inversion table (if you don't know what it is, google is your friend) I was scared to try it because it's kind of a bi*tch to get on it, but voila! instant relief!!
It kinda comes back when your spine compresses agian, but it helps

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sounds like you a have pinch nerve between the disks, if thats the case alot of low back streaches should help....try it for one week straight and you'll see some results.

I had simlar problems, I streached 3 times a week for 3 months and all the pain when away.

Well... I'm on advil, which helps but not a whole lot
But I have an inversion table (if you don't know what it is, google is your friend) I was scared to try it because it's kind of a bi*tch to get on it, but voila! instant relief!!
It kinda comes back when your spine compresses agian, but it helps

angelita wrote:

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No idea! Buuut for you my friend.......... es la edad

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  Burn! 

No idea! Buuut for you my friend.......... es la edad

Dogo wrote:

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Oh
I missed that part

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Viejo, patojo Y ciego.  

Aqui mira: Geez, must i do everything?!!


Medication therapies

* Anti-inflammatory medications (i.e. NSAIDs or oral steroids)
* Pain medications (e.g. acetaminophen)
* Epidural steroid injections to deliver local anti-inflammatory agents (and possibly a pain medication) directly to the affected area

[edit] Invasive therapies

* Surgery

[edit] Minimally invasive procedures

[edit] Intradiscal Electrothermoplasty (IDET)

A needle is inserted into the affected disc, guided by x-ray. A wire is then threaded down through the needle and into the disc until it lies along the inner wall of the annulus. The wire is then heated which destroys the small nerve fibers that have grown into the cracks and have invaded the degenerating disc. The heat also partially melts the annulus, which triggers the body to generate new reinforcing proteins in the fibers of the annulus.

[edit] Radiofrequency Discal Nucleoplasty (Coblation Nucleoplasty)

A needle is inserted into the affected disc, although instead of a heating wire, a special RF probe (radio frequency) is used. This probe generates a highly focused plasma field with enough energy to break up the molecular bonds of the gel in the nucleus, essentially vaporizing some of the nucleus. The result is that 10-20% of the nucleus is removed which decompresses the disc and reduces the pressure both on the disc and the surrounding nerve roots. This technique may be more beneficial for sciatica type of pain than the IDET, since nucleoplasty can actually reduce the disc bulge, which is pressing on a nerve root. The high-energy plasma field is actually generated at relatively low temperatures, so danger to surrounding tissues is minimized.[6]

[edit] Alternative therapies

The approach to treating Sciatica is to reduce the compressive forces causing the pressure upon the sciatic nerve. This can be accomplished through traction and realignment therapeutic procedures in the case where the sciatica is spinal-related.

* Acupuncture
* Chiropractic manipulation for the restoration of normal joint biomechanics and reduction of histochemical irritation to the involved nerves.[7][8][9]
* Massage therapy to the involved lumbopelvic muscles.
* Structural Integration A systematic approach designed to reorganize major joints, and body segments (such as the lower back region and sacrum), while releasing the chronically held tension and torsion patterns. The goal is to achieve a rapid change in structural mechanics and correction of chronic musculoskeletal pain or dysfunction.

Guadalupana wrote:

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According to Wikipedia, dice que el dolor puede ser because of the following:

"Common causes of sciatica include the following low back conditions: spinal disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis."

Have you made sure you don't have any of those?

Here is more on it, and some medicine you can take at the very bottom of the article:

Calling Dr. Guada

De nada!

-- Edited by Guadalupana at 08:00, 2007-11-08

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At this point I'm trying to figure out how to make the pain go away, not so much the causes, capiche??


-- Edited by Dogo at 08:02, 2007-11-08

According to Wikipedia, dice que el dolor puede ser because of the following:

"Common causes of sciatica include the following low back conditions: spinal disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis."

Have you made sure you don't have any of those?

Here is more on it, and some medicine you can take at the very bottom of the article:

Calling Dr. Guada

De nada!

-- Edited by Guadalupana at 08:00, 2007-11-08

You could pay a visit to the Korean acupuncturist as seen in Telelatino.
 Several years ago I got  a treatment for neck pain and the pain was reduced,lets say, about 80%.  NOt bad since I 've had it for several years.
 The first time is free, you may be convinced and decide to try.  It worked for me.