You suffer from cruralgia, and you hope it disappears quickly. We understand you, it is a pathology sometimes very painful and unpleasant, which can even sometimes prevent us from sleeping properly. However, it will sometimes take your patience, because the pain may be present for several weeks or even months.
A very variable duration
It is the crural nerve that is affected, but it is not sick. So there is no way to give a precise recovery time, since the causes can be multiple. On average, this can last between 1 week and 3 months.
The crural nerve can be inflamed by an abscess or cyst at a vertebra, and the pain will disappear along with the size. Very often, cruralgia is linked to a herniated disc, and we will be able to be treated with analgesics and anti-inflammatories that will pass the pain in a few weeks.
If the pain does not calm down, then you will be eligible for additional exams from the second month, and minimally invasive surgery may be considered to release the nerve stuck between two vertebrae.
Effective methods to relieve themselves
Fortunately, there are methods to relieve themselves, often very effectively from cruralgia. This involves stretching, which can be performed by a physiotherapist. There is also the possibility of using some devices to properly stretch your back, let the nerve breathe for a few minutes and sometimes even release it completely.
This requires at least twice a day an inversion table, or a vertebral decompression device such as Nubax. We will then pull and spread slightly the lumbar, which has many benefits, including that of relieving a herniated disc and cruralgia.
With these methods, one can help a drug treatment, and remove the pain in a few days. In some cases, the nerve may even completely free and not be stuck thereafter. Obviously, we can continue to practice this type of stretching, even after the pain is completely gone. This will prevent a future relapse
Rest is essential
Of course, rest is a primary criterion for reducing convalescence time. Cruralgia occurs very often as a result of repetitive physical effort, whether in our work or our sports activities.
If complete immobility is discouraged, because it weakens the muscles of the back, a rest of a few days, without carrying a heavy load, without running, without jumping, and without walking too long, will be indispensable.
Rehabilitation to predict
Even if the pain comes to disappear quickly a rehabilitation will often be necessary to avoid relapse. For this, it will be necessary to consult a physiotherapist who will give you the means, according to your age and your physical form, to effectively remuscle your back.
Rehabilitation is always a long and complicated step, but it is often the best way to avoid pain in the near future. By keeping a sufficiently muscular back and stretching regularly, we will relieve very effectively, and in the long term, our vertebrae, our lumbar discs, and our crural nerve.