Sciatalgia , Sciatic

Repertory

Radar rubric	Neurological disorders - sciatica: AGAR, bry, coloc, gnaph, lyc, mag-p, rhus-t
Position	Bending double amel: COLOC, Ars, graph, guaj, Kali-bi, Kali-i, tell, Valer Bending backward agg: Rhus-t Bending forward agg: Aesc Agg with stooping: Agar, Tell flexing leg amel: Ars. coloc. graph. guaj, Kali-bi, tell Valer Lying down: Am-m, Lach
Time	Night agg: Gnaph, Kali-i Night , 4 A.M: Coloc Periodic pain, esp every 4 days: Lyc
Motion	Continued: Coloc Start: Rhus-t Motion amel /Immobility agg: Agar, Kali-bi, Valer, Rhus-t, Lyc, Ferr Open air amel: Kali-i Slow / Gentle moving amel: Ferr, Puls, Kali-p Getting up from chair: Aesc
Touch	Touch agg: Coloc, Lach Pressure agg: Kali-i, Lyc, Nux-v Massage / Physiotherapy amel: Aesc
Quality	Neuralgic: Coloc Bruising / Breaking / Lameness /Burning / Cutting: Rhus-t Tingling: Coloc, Gnaph Throbbing sciatica: Coloc, Lac-c Throbbing Back pain: Nux-v Spinal irritation = Very sensitive to touch: Tell
Heat	Heat amel: Lyc, Ars, Mag-p, Nux-v Heat agg: Led Cold agg: Bry, Nux-v Cold + Wet agg: Rhus-t, Ruta
Locality	Shooting from hip to knee/Leg: Coloc, Lach, Lyc, Ruta Shooting from hip to Ankle: Aesc Shooting from hip Downward: Plb Sacrum: Rhus-t Lumbar: Nux-v
Side	Left: Kali-i Right: Lyc Alternating sides: Gnaph
Etiology	Direct pressure of the protruding disc: Agar, Tell, Hyper, Aesc, Bry Trauma: Arn, Hyper, Agar, Tell Vexation agg: Coloc Masturbation: Nux-v ifficult childbirth / Heavy lifting: Nux-v Physical shock such as shaking: Nux-v, Tell, Bell Defecation: Nux-v, Aesc Climate change: Lach Sleep after: Lach, Led
Accompanied by	Dysuria: Agar Stiffness + Sciatica: Lyc, Nux-v Muscle contraction: Nux-v Hemorrhoids: Nux-v , Aesc Numbness / Tingling: Coloc, Esp Feet: Nux-v

First line remedies

Coloc

• Pain accompanied by Burning / Tingling (Coloc ₳ Rhus-t)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - burning, with: Ars. bufo, gels. Gnaph. laugh. lyc. Phos. Rhus-t. ruta

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - numbness, with: cham. Coloc. GNAP. nux-v. Phyt. Rhus-t.

• Amel with bending the knee or bending the leg inside the stomach

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - flexing leg amel.: Ars, graph. guaj. Kali-bi. Kali-i. tell Valer.

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - flexing leg amel. - abdomen, on the, amel

• Sciatica from hip to knee

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - hip to knee: elat. Lach. plan

Hips - TEARING, pain - extending to - sciatic nerve, down to: calc, lyc

Legs - SHOOTING, pain - extending, down sciatic nerve: lach, Ruta

• Night agg esp at 4 am

  Legs - SCIATICA, pain - midnight - 4 a.m

• Agg by movement, esp continuous movement (opposite to Rhus-t) (Coloc ₳ Rhus-t)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - motion, agg

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - walking, agg.: bar-c. Berb. Chinin-s. coff. Coloc. ign. laugh. Led. nat-act. nat-s. psor. Sulph. zinc.

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - motion, agg. - continued, agg

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - rising, from seat

• Throbbing sciatica (Lac-c)
• Touch agg

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - touch, agg: CHININ-S, LACH, ...

• Vexation agg
• Righ-side

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - right: carbon-s, chel, chinin-s, Dios, Lach, Lyc, Phyt, plan, Sep, Tell

Rhus-t

Rhus-t has a special pain in sacrum. Its quality is between Stretching and Heaviness of Lach and neuralgic pain of Coloc.

• Feeling like Bruising / Heaviness / Breaking / Lameness /Burning / Cutting
• Aggravation with Sitting / Standing and at the start of movement
• Amel with movement (Nux-v, Puls)
• Pain location: Sacrum
• Bending Backward agg

BACK - PAIN - Sacral region - bending - backward

BACK - PAIN - cutting - Sacral region - bending - backward, when

Agar

• Neuralgic pain caused by direct pressure of the protruding disc. (Agar ₳ Tell)

Back - DISKS, syndrome, slipped or ruptured vertebrae: AESC, BRY, HYPER

• Amel with Movement/ Walking (FERR, LYC, RHUS-T) (Agar ₳ Kali-i)

• Agg with stooping (Tell)
• Accompanied by dysuria.
• Movement amel and Immobility agg (Kali-bi, Valer, Rhus-t, Lyc, Ferr) (Agar ₳ Ruta)

EXTREMITIES - PAIN - Lower limbs - sciatica - sitting - agg: AM-M, LYC

EXTREMITIES - PAIN - Lower limbs - sciatica - standing - agg

Gnaph

• Sciatica in with Numbness / Burning (Coloc ₳ Gnaph)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - alternating, side - numbness, with

• Alternating side sciatalgia

• Lying down / Sitting agg
• Motion / Walking / Stepping agg
• Night agg (Like Kali-i)

Lyc

• Pressure agg: Lying / Sitting on the affected side, (Kali-i ₳ Lyc) (Lyc ₳ Rhus-t)

• Walking / Moving amel (Ferr ₳ Lyc) (Lyc ₳ Rhus-t)

• Heat amel, esp bed heat (Lyc ₳ Mag-p) (Lyc ₳ Rhus-t) (Ars ₳ Lyc)

• Stiffness + Sciatica (Lyc ₳ Nux-v)

• Burning Pain

• Periodic pain, esp every 4 days

• Right side

Kali-i

• Open air amel / Bed agg (Kali-i ₳ Puls)
• Pressure agg (Lyc): Sitting/ Standing/ Lying on pain side (Kali-i ₳ Lyc) (Kali-i ₳ Rhus-t) (Coloc ₳ Kali-i)

• Bending Leg amel (Coloc ₳ Kali-i) (Kali-i ₳ Valer)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - flexing leg amel: Ars. coloc. graph. guaj. Kali-bi, tell Valer

• Motion / Walking amel (Kali-i ₳ Lyc) (Kali-i ₳ Rhus-t) (Ferr ₳ Kali-i)

• Night agg

• Left side (Opposite to Lyc)

Other remedies

Valer

• Hanging legs agg
• Bending legs amel (Coloc ₳ Valer)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - flexing leg amel. Ars, coloc, graph, gauj, Kali-bi, Kali-i, tell

• Agg by extending and stretching the legs (Ferr ₳ Valer)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - stretching, the leg, agg: berb, Caps, cham, ferr, gauj

• Night agg

Tell

• Sciatica due to lumbar disc rupture (Aesc, Agar, Bry, Hyper) (Agar ₳ Tell)

• Back injuries remedy along with Arn, Hyper, Nat-s

• Pain spreads like a needle from the back to the pelvis and legs

• Spinal irritation = Very sensitive to touch
• Agg by lying down, esp on the affected area (Bry, Kali-i, Lyc, Rhus-t)

• Chronic sciatica that causes Contraction / Chronic spasm

• Flexing limb amel (Kali-i, Valer)
• Sudden movement agg (Coughing / Laughing / Sneezing)
• Stooping, agg.
• Left / Right sided
• Night agg
• Stool / Urination agg

Bry

• Drawing pain
• Cold agg

Led

• Heat agg

Ruta

• Sciatica esp after trauma (Arn, Hyper, Agar, Tell)
• Sciatica when going up (Agar) or down stairs (Am-m)

• Burning Pain

• Agg by Cold + Wet (Rhus-t ₳ Ruta)
• Beginning of movement agg (Rhus-t ₳ Ruta)
• Agg with Sitting/ Lying down and Amel with movement (Lyc ₳ Ruta) (Ferr ₳ Ruta) (Rhus-t ₳ Ruta)

Aesc

• Neuralgic pain due to direct pressure of the protruding disc. (Aesc ₳ Agar)

• Hip / Lower limb pain travels to the ankle along the sciatic nerve

Hips - ACHING, pain - extending, along sciatic nerve – ankle: merc-i-r

Legs - SHOOTING, pain - extending, down sciatic nerve - downwards: PLB

• Agg when getting up from a chair
• Amel with Massage / Physiotherapy
• Sciatica + Hemorrhoids
• Lumbosacral pain:
  • Agg by bending forward
  • Agg after stool
  • Agg with standing

Ferr

• Slow / Gentle moving amel (Ferr ₳ Puls)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - motion, agg. - slow, amel: kali-p

Lach

• Sciatica pain from hip to knee (Coloc)
• Burning
• Agg after sleep (Led)

Legs - SCIATICA, pain - sleep, after, agg: led

• Amel by lying down (Am-m)
• Climate change agg

Nux-v

• Sciatic Accompanying by
  • Muscle contraction
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Feet Numbness / Tingling
• Throbbing back pain
• Pain extends to
  • Groin
  • Upwardly
• Agg with
  • Wind exposure / Amel with Heat Application / Bed heat
  • Humiliated/ Offended
  • Lying on affected side (Kali-i ₳ Nux-v)
  • Standing
  • Raising up the leg
  • During / After defecation
  • Physical shock such as shaking (Tell, Bell)
• Nux-v is king remedy of Backache with many modalities such as
  • Masturbation
  • After / During difficult childbirth / Heavy lifting
  • Bending

Tissue Salt Remedies

• FP: Sciatica due to exposure to cold
• MP: Neuralgic pain, sharp and sharp, like an electric shock
• KP: Constant, dull, vague pain