Laser Therapy and Sciatica

Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your 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.

Pain that radiates from your lower (lumbar) spine to your buttock and down the back of your leg is the hallmark of sciatica. You might feel the discomfort almost anywhere along the nerve pathway, but it’s especially likely to follow a path from your low back to your buttock and 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 models are being regularly introduced in the medical market but it seems that the Physiotherapy Diode Laser System. SIFLASER-1.41 is among the most credited ones. It has been recurrently used by a number of specialists as it proved its high efficacy in treating such an issue.

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 SIFLASER-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 therapy has been developed to provide the exact needed diagnostic and surgical services to treat this issue. Accordingly, sciatica patients can get reassured and less sensitive to pain and swelling as long as SIFLASER-1.41 is specifically designed to provide them with an all-encompassing treatment that will effectively restore their physical function and life comfort as quickly as possible.

Reference: Sciatica

Disclaimer: Although the information we provide is used by different doctors and medical staff to perform their procedures and clinical applications, the information contained in this article is for consideration only. SIFSOF is not responsible neither for the misuse of the device nor for the wrong or random generalizability of the device in all clinical applications or procedures mentioned in our articles. Users must have the proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each Laser system.

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