Does Aspirin Help with Sciatica Pain?

Sciatica pain is so common. In fact, 4 out of 10 adults can experience pain at different levels. It often radiates from the lower back pain down to either of the buttocks. If left untreated, this pain can reach all the way to the foot, making the pain less tolerable and even harder to ignore. 

The different levels of pain often need specific treatments to help alleviate it. While some adults with sciatica pain will turn to exercise and chiropractic treatments, many will get medical help.  Most of the time, consulting with a medical professional ends with a painkiller prescription. While getting prescribed pain medication can give you a pain relief solution, it is mostly temporary. Because of its short-term effect on pain relief, alternative options are made available within the chiropractic industry.

Here are some reasons why chiropractic procedures are better alternatives for sciatica pain relief…

Lower back pain can often become chronic

Having lower back pain can become chronic when left untreated. It often lasts for three months or more, fading and returning from time to time. Dealing with lower back pain can be frustrating, but is preventable if diagnosed correctly. While some would rely on medication, pain relievers only provide temporary relief. This makes them undependable for chronic pain sufferers. Other times, the pain is caused by misdiagnosis. Mistakes make it important to seek other opinions if your medical provider’s procedures don’t seem to work as effectively.

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Aspirin and other OTC medication is only temporary pain relief for sciatica pain

Aspirin and other OTC medication are only temporary pain relief for sciatica pain.For a quicker pain relief option, To reduce back pain, aspirin is prescribed. Before consulting with a doctor, most adults would take over-the-counter painkillers. These medications include Ibuprofen, Tylenol, and Naproxen. For more severe pain, patients are prescribed stronger pain killers such as anti-inflammatories. These medications may be combined with narcotics and acetaminophen (medication for managing pain (i.e. toothache, headaches, menstrual cramps, and etc.) and reducing fever).

While these medications can resolve pain, their effects are not long-lasting. They will also require the patient to take more doses every few hours. Painkillers only relieve sciatica pain symptoms briefly. There’s also a chance that patients may rely heavily on medication. This later causes addiction if the painkiller is opioid-based. 

Related: 8 Reasons Why You Should Never Take Sciatica Pain Pills

Chiropractic procedures can help avoid sciatica problems

Unlike aspirin and other pain relief medications, chiropractic has long-term effects. Chiropractic helps you avoid serious complications. These include a pinched sciatica nerve, muscle weakness, lower back pain, and drop foot (difficulty in lifting the front part of the foot due to numbness).

Aspirin usually has several side effects

Similar to most medications, aspirin has many known side effects. Here are some of the most common side effects that aspirin may cause:

• Blood thinning (makes  it dangerous for people who have higher risk of bleeding)
• Gastrointestinal ulcers
• Gastritis, kidney failure
• Blood clots and other clotting disorders
• Upset stomach
• Nausea
• Rashes
• Abdominal pain
• Heartburn
• Drowsiness
• Bleeding

Related: 8 Reasons Why You Should Never Take Sciatica Pain Pills

Chiropractors can relieve pain without medication

One of the best things about chiropractic is that it approaches healing naturally. Our Gonstead technique deviates slightly from the traditional chiropractic techniques but in a more modern and more effective way.

Our scientific technique is known for its focus on natural healing where we rely on the body’s nervous system to heal itself. This means that the pain relief will happen without the use of medicines nor surgery, making the healing process natural and side-effect-free. Through our skilled chiropractors’ techniques, we will be able to help strengthen your back, improve your nervous system, and remove the pain long-term.

Chiropractic care helps more than just spine health

Unlike aspirin or any other pain medication, chiropractic adjustments help not only with pain management and pain relief but with holistic health as well. You can also have adjustments done whenever you feel pain or whenever it’s necessary and you won’t experience any side effects as it’s medication-free. 

Related: 10 Benefits of Having Chiropractic Treatments

Conclusion

Unknown to many, sciatica pain doesn’t need to rely heavily on surgery and strong pain medication to remove the lower back pain that they’re feeling. They simply need to take the natural approach to pain relief such as sciatica pain exercises that can be done at home and chiropractic procedures that can improve your neurological system more effectively. As long as your chronic back pain is assessed, recognized, and diagnosed properly, it won’t be difficult to figure out the next steps to finally remove the pain from your sciatica nerve and spine overall, paving the path towards complete healing quicker.

At Intero Chiropractic, we make sure that your body heals naturally on its own without the need to perform surgery or take medication to treat the symptoms. Through our funneled diagnosis as part of the FREED Methodology that we pioneer in, we have helped over 3,000 patients overcome chronic back pain and live life on their own terms.

Curious to see what our modern chiropractic techniques and approaches can do for you? Call us at (925) 255 5805 or leave us a message through our contact us form for more information.