Highly Effective Treatments for Sciatic Nerve Pain

Surgery

While surgery is highly invasive and has many risks, it the most effective form of treatment for patients suffering from sciatic nerve pain. Unrelenting pain over a period of one month to six weeks that does not respond to alternative treatments may be cause for surgery. The procedure involves the removal of parts of the herniated disk that put pressure on the sciatic nerve. Minimally invasive procedures for partial removal allow patients to recover more quickly. More severe cases may necessitate extensive removal of disk material to alleviate pressure on the nerve. In drastic cases, the entire disk must be removed and replaced by an artificial one.