Treatment For The Sciatic Nerve
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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.
The vast majority of sciatica cases are due to bulging of the soft-tissue shock absorbers, called intervertebral discs, in the lower back. When one or more discs is damaged sufficiently to bulge into the openings and produce swelling where the nerve branches that form the sciatic nerve exit the spine, the nerves can become irritated. This nerve irritation produces the pain and other symptoms that travel into the buttock and or leg that is known as 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.
With consistent application of exercises and other self-treatment measures for sciatic nerve pain, expensive and time-comsuming professional treatment, unpleasant side effects from medication and invasive injections and surgeries can usually be avoided. By learning what to do and what not to do, you can help to heal yourself and prevent a return of the sciatic nerve pain in the future.
Visit Dr. George Best’s website at for more information and a free ebook on Sciatic Nerve Relief.
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