Back Pain

Sciatic treatment can often be carried out successfully at home without professional intervention.  Some simple exercises and self-care methods can often be the difference between recovery and chronic pain.

Most cases of sciatica are caused by injury to one or more discs in the lower spine.  The discs are the soft-tissue shock absorbers between the spinal bones.  When a disc (or more than one disc) is damaged enough to bulge into the openings where the nerve branches that form the sciatic nerve exit the spine, the nerves can become irritated. Inflammation from the disc damage can cause swelling and additional nerve irritation.  This nerve irritation results in the pain and other symptoms that travel into the buttock and or down the leg that is called sciatica.

By doing sciatic exercises it is often possible to push the bulging disc material forward and away from the nerve branches.  This can provide quick relief of pain in many cases.  With frequent repetition over a period of days, even most of the more resistant cases will get pain relief and the disc will gradually stabilize to give lasting elimination of sciatica.

In addition to exercises, other methods can be used to ease sciatica.  Among the more effective, yet very simple self-treatment measures help to reduce inflammation.  Applying ice packs for 10 to 15 minutes at a time (be sure to separate the pack from the skin with a thin layer of cloth in order to prevent skin damage) will often reduce inflammation far better than even the strongest medication.  Self-massage and acupressure can also reduce swelling around the nerves and reduce pain.

By consistently using self-treatment measures for sciatica, lengthy professional treatment, medication side effects and invasive surgical procedures can be avoided in most cases.  Once you learn what to do and what not to do, you can heal yourself and prevent the return of problems in the future. 

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