The Response of Modern Medicine The traditional treatment for sciatica is, unfortunately, for a patient to have lumbar spine surgery for a "sciatica" complaint diagnosed from an "abnormality" on an MRI scan. The sciatica complaint was a simple ligament problem in the sacroiliac joint. For the majority of people who experience pain radiating down the leg, even in cases where numbness is present, the cause of the problem is not a pinched nerve but sacroiliac ligament weakness. The problem with this surgical approach is that it does nothing to repair the weakened ligament in the sacroiliac joint and, thus, does not alleviate the chronic pain that people with sciatica experience.
Another standard practice of modern medicine is to prescribe anti-inflammatory medications, or NSAIDs. However, in the long run, this treatment does more damage than good. Anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to produce short-term pain benefit, but both result in long-term loss of function and even more chronic pain by actually inhibiting the healing process of soft tissues and accelerating cartilage degeneration. Plus, long-term use of these drugs can lead to other sources of chronic pain,allergies and leaky gut syndrome.
The Natural Medicine Approach to Sciatica A better approach is to stimulate ligament repair with Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy eliminates pain in the local ligament, in this case the sacroiliac ligament in the sacroiliac joint, as well as the referred pain, and is curative in most cases of sciatica. In fact, the referral pain patterns of the sciatic nerve and of the sacroiliac ligaments are similar. Both pain and numbness typically associated with sciatica can be successfully treated with Prolotherapy to the sacroiliac ligament, and can prevent thousands of dollars being spent on surgery and post-operative care.
Chronic pain is most commonly due to cartilage deterioration, tendon weakness, or ligament weakness. The safest and most effective natural medicine treatment for repairing tendon, ligament and cartilage damage is Prolotherapy. In simple terms, Prolotherapy stimulates the body to repair painful areas. It does so by inducing a mild inflammatory reaction in the weakened ligaments, tendons and cartilage. Since the body heals by inflammation, Prolotherapy stimulates healing.
Prolotherapy offers the most curative results in treating chronic pain. It effectively eliminates pain because it attacks the source. What’s more the tissue strengthening and pain relief stimulated by Prolotherapy is permanent!
Caring Medical is a full time Prolotherapy doctor’s office. We have successfully treated all of the conditions we write about. This is why patients travel from across the country and internationally to be treated by our Prolotherapy physician Dr. Ross Hauser. The difference is in the care, technique, and experience you get with Dr. Hauser and team at Caring Medical.
The treatment regimens suggested here are based on the experience of Caring Medical. They do not apply to every case or condition. A person using these recommendations without the aid of a personal physician does so at their own risk.
This information is provided for informational purposes only. It is essential to have your condition evaluated by your own personal physician.
For an appointment with Ross Hauser, M.D., please call 708-848-7789. or email us at scheduling@caringmedical.com.
