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[|Human|] I am having sciatic nerve pain. Starts in my right hip & goes down to my foot which is tingling & numb. I have had this before but never with as much pain as this time. It takes my breath away & lasts for quite awhile. I have a back brace that seems to help. I take 15mg of prednisone daily for lung problems. Aleve seems to give some relief but I am concerned about the two drugs causing stomach problems. Tylenol doesn t seem to help much Thank you for your opinion,peggy
[|AI|]  Hello, There are so many causes of sciatica pain, but treatments are several but non-surgical treatment is temporary. Although treatments are:you can take hot/cold therapy:apply hot water fomentation for 20 mins. Hot therapy reduces the spasm and numbness or induce the blood circulation. Cold compresses or therapy reduce the swelling over nerve and numbness. Apply ice cubes within towel over your back for same time and don't exceed this therapy more than 20 mins to avoid skin burn. You can apply massage with mahanarayan oil 3 to 4 times a day.it reduces the muscle spasm and increase circulation and range of motion. Exercises:Do isometric spinal extension exercises 3 times a day as ankle stretching, lie on your back bend your knees and raise your waist and hold up to 20 secs than release and repeat it again for 10 times.  Avoid forward bending, weight lifting, long sitting and standing it will increase the pain. Stretching do hamstring stretching so that sciatic nerve got relax.