Repeated attacks of sciatica seriously affect the patient's mood and quality of life, while the long-term oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and surgical treatment in Western medicine have many adverse effects. In recent years, with the continuous development of traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment of sciatica by traditional Chinese medicine has attracted much attention from the society, and the research on the treatment of sciatica by traditional Chinese medicine has become more and more in-depth, which has achieved good therapeutic efficacy in the aspects of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and tuina therapy, and is safe and without side effects. The combined application of Chinese medicine is effective, and integrated therapy is gradually becoming a trend. The author summarizes the clinical application of Chinese medicine in the treatment of sciatica in the past 10 years as follows.

Wang Qiangqiang, Li Yingang. Research Progress of Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Sciatica. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 12: 35-41. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.041205.

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