Sciatica is described as pain that results from a pinched or irritated sciatic nerve. This nerve runs down your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Sciatica pain is often a dull pain, but it also can be sharp and can travel or “shoot” down your leg. Symptoms of sciatica may include numbness, tingling or weakness along with pain.
The Mayo Clinic recommends physical therapy along with hot and cold therapy as excellent treatment options for sciatica.
We recommend Percutane in the morning and Traumitane at night to help manage nerve pain. Percutane generates a warming effect as it contains capsaicin derived from chilli peppers. While the extra-strength arnica and menthol in Traumitane combine to provide a rapid cooling effect which is amplified if the product is stored in the fridge.
Neuralgia is a condition that causes painful nerves. Whilst no single treatment relieves neuralgia for everyone, the Mayo Clinic recommends capsaicin, which is the superhero ingredient of Percutane, as a home remedy for nerve pain and neuralgia.
