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Dr Oliver Seyfried
Wimbledon Clinics
What is the most effective pain relief for sciatica?
Dr Oliver Seyfried lists some of the non surgical treatment options for sciatica, including rest and waiting, targeted injections, and painkillers.
Transcript
In refracture or severe cases, surgery is a really valuable tool to the management of sciatica. But prior to that, we should really be remembering that most sciatica will improve on its own over a period of 3 to 12 months. However, it's often aided and abetted by the safe use of sensible painkillers and targeted injections looking at the site of inflammation where a nerve injury has occurred or is occurring.
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