Monday 30 September 2013

Sciatica And Sciatic Nerve Detail :

SCIATIC NERVE INJURY
  • PENETRATING WOUNDS AROUND THE PELVIS
  • FRACTURE OF THE PELVIS AND FEMURE
  • DISLOCATION OF THE HIP JOINT
  • BADLY PLACED INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION IN THE GLUTEAL REASON
  • COMPRESSION WITHIN THE PELVIS BY A NEOPLASM OR FOETAL HEAD
  • NERVE MAY UNDERGO ENTRAPMENT OR COMPRESSION BY PIRIFORMIS MUSCLE AS IT TRAVERSES THE SCIATIC NOTCH
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
sciatic nerve
LOSS OF SENSATION BELOW THE KNEE
MOTOR INVOLVEMENT
DEFORMITY:    FLAIL LEG WITH FOOT DROP

PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT:


IG STIMULATION    to affected Muscle to maintain muscle tone.

PASSIVE MOVEMENTS to avoid stiffness and muscle proprty and active and active assisted exercise according to muscle charting

TA STRETCHING , Piriformis Stretching According To Evaluation Of Tight Muscle.

SPLINTAGE Like If Foot Drop Present Than Foot Drop Splint.

PADDED FOOT WEAR If Anaesthesia is present in foot to avoid foot injury and  CARE OF ANAESTHETIC FOOT.
Sciatic Nerve Stretching



Piriformis Muscle Stretching Exercise







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