Wondering if anyone is familiar with Red Light Therapy as it might pertain to relieving sciatica pain. It has been recommended to me by a couple people (not from this site) but if I have to spend a hundred or more on a device, and there appears to be so many on the market, who knows which ones are good and which are not and if they really work at all. The pictures all look very similar.
Then many people here and elsewhere have suggested Yoga, Acupuncture, and Physical Therapy as well. The most favorable seem to be for the Acupuncture yet i absolutely detest having things stuck in me. This might be odd coming from a former self harmer, but here it is. I almost come close to literally freaking out when I get stuck with needles if it is more than the brief collection for bloodwork - be it Acupuncture, EMG, I.V. or whatever!
My neurologist presently has an infusion therapy plan in the works and I also have reservations about that. I hear steroids can also have some strange side effects and I’m not sure the trade-off is acceptable to me.
I’d like to use up the more gentle and or benign possibilities first. And I’ve even heard that If you have sciatica issues, there is a good chance that if it does not clear up on its own within several weeks, there’s a good chance it is with you for the long term. Infusion or anything might not actually work anyway. I know that meds have not worked for me aside from Ibuprofen and I have to keep that at a minimum since it has its own set if issues. I do recognize that accepting that anything might not help is counter productive. I do have to try things. So for myself, I’m interested in trying some of the methods with fewer side effects first. Which brings me back to Red Light Therapy. Hoping someone has knowledge about that. Thanks.
Then many people here and elsewhere have suggested Yoga, Acupuncture, and Physical Therapy as well. The most favorable seem to be for the Acupuncture yet i absolutely detest having things stuck in me. This might be odd coming from a former self harmer, but here it is. I almost come close to literally freaking out when I get stuck with needles if it is more than the brief collection for bloodwork - be it Acupuncture, EMG, I.V. or whatever!
My neurologist presently has an infusion therapy plan in the works and I also have reservations about that. I hear steroids can also have some strange side effects and I’m not sure the trade-off is acceptable to me.
I’d like to use up the more gentle and or benign possibilities first. And I’ve even heard that If you have sciatica issues, there is a good chance that if it does not clear up on its own within several weeks, there’s a good chance it is with you for the long term. Infusion or anything might not actually work anyway. I know that meds have not worked for me aside from Ibuprofen and I have to keep that at a minimum since it has its own set if issues. I do recognize that accepting that anything might not help is counter productive. I do have to try things. So for myself, I’m interested in trying some of the methods with fewer side effects first. Which brings me back to Red Light Therapy. Hoping someone has knowledge about that. Thanks.
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