Are you looking for fast and pain-free sciatica treatment? This has been my aim for the last few years and I have trawled just about every site available on the subject.
I reckon that I must have spent over 6 months hours reading info and advice on the web about how to get relief from sciatica. Although there were points when I thought I’d found the perfect cure, the sciatica would eventually come back. This never-ending process of trial and error without success can really wear down your hopes of recovery.
Then one day I was on the web and coincidentally I saw a book and dvd pack called “Lose the Back Pain”. I thought it was a chance worth taking and bought myself a copy. It turns out that it’s book is a sciatica treatment bible, and has worked wonders for me.
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“Lose the Back Pain” book.
For some sufferers, finding an effective sciatica treatment is the most important thing in their pain filled lives. The pain and immobility can be so great that it makes it impossible to do the normal things most people take for granted.
Under these circumstances, the promise of sciatica relief outweighs the fear of surgery. However, from what I have heard and read on the subject I personally would never opt for surgery. Here’s why….
The standard recommendation of back surgery is backed up with positive opinions such as:-
“…people are scared of going under the knife and actively avoid surgery even when it can be good for them in the long run; such patients must be counseled about the merits of the sciatica surgery and made to understand to what extent the quality of their life can be improved…”
source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Early-Sciatica-Treatment—How-To-Nip-Sciatica-In-The-Bud&id=1657796
But the truth is that surgery has an pathetic track record as this healthcare practitioner of 17 years writes:-
“The overall success rate of disc surgery is poor – about 50% – and in a relatively high number of cases the symptoms actually get worse after surgery resulting in what is known as “failed back surgery syndrome”. Complications of surgery include problems from post-surgical scar tissue formation and increased stress on adjacent spinal discs which may result in additional problems with other discs in the years following surgery.”
source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Breakthrough-In-Sciatica-Symptom-Relief&id=925426
If your looking for some sciatica exercises to help relieve your pain, it’s best to pick ones according to the root cause of your sciatica. Just picking sciatica exercises at random is less likely to work because it may not be well matched to your particular condition. This article explains this principle well:-
“…finding that right exercise and doing it regularly to get rid of the pain depends on the exact cause of sciatica. Your sciatica may be due to herniated disc or it may be due to piriformis syndrome that occurs due to the contraction of piriformis muscle in the area around the hips.”
Full article:- http://ezinearticles.com/?Proper-Sciatica-Exercises-to-Reduce-Sciatica-Pain&id=1905610
Many people turn to massage in order to get sciatica relief. Instead of going for risky options like steriod injections or surgery, a course of massage sessions can work wonders. Massage works simply by relaxing overly tense muscles in the back and pelvis, which are commonly to blame for sciatica symptoms.
If you’re interested to find out if this is the right option for you I would recommend reading the following article:-
http://ezinearticles.com/?Breakthrough-In-Sciatica-Symptom-Relief&id=925426
Here’s a quote from the passage:
“Massage therapy helps in relaxing muscles and improving ones’ posture. This also relieves the pressure on the various nerve points as well as the sciatic nerve.”
I would then try and find a recommended massage practioner in your area, and then book in a single 1 session to see if it works for you. If so then keep on going; it will probably take a few sessions to resolve your sciatica symptoms completely.
Inversion therapy is one sciatica treatment that has some pretty good write ups. One of the best positive reviews I have seen for this method can be found here:-
http://ezinearticles.com/?Breakthrough-In-Sciatica-Symptom-Relief&id=925426
Although the guy is obviously plugging it to drum up business, there are some pretty impressive advantanges of spinal decompression. What other sciatica treatment can boast the following?
“Preliminary studies have shown a success rate for spinal decompression of 80 to 90%, with the beneficial effects holding up well over the long-term. The one-year recurrence rate post-treatment is less than 5%.”
Here’s a useful article on sciatica exercises that points out the aims of different stretches that give sciatica relief. Instructions for an example stretch is also included, which is why I thought it worthy of posting. It’s a simple piriformis stretch which you can do at home without any need for special equipment.
Here’s a quote taken from the article:-
“One simple exercise to stretch the piriformis and get some relief from the pain can be mentioned here. Lie flat on your back on the floor. Now hold your right knee and pull it towards your left shoulder.”
http://ezinearticles.com/?Sciatic-Stretches—Treating-Sciatica-Through-Natural-Means&id=1384950
If you went to your doctor for sciatica treatment the chances are he won’t ask you about your diet. This isn’t that surprising, afterall what has diet got to do with finding sciatica relief?
Well according to the article below, it’s very important. Check out this quote:-
“Nutrition, a health care, plays a vital role in the natural treatments of sciatica mentioned below. These have enzymes and other naturally occurring phyto-nutrients that can boost immune and hormonal systems protecting you from diseases.”
http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Natural-Treatments-of-Sciatica&id=1439281
Sciatica relief can be found many different ways, as is shown in the several stories posted by sufferers on this site:-
Most of the sciatica treatment information that I have seen on the web fails to include such interesting stories at these. As you can see the majority of people opt for pain killers, however I like that there are a few sucess stories from alternatives like acupunture. A great resource if you want to compare your sciatica symptoms with others.
Just a quick post about a sciatica treatment article you should look at. I think many readers will learn some useful information about the ancient, yet powerful methods of chinese medicine.
The author seems very knowledgable, especially since they made the link between sciatica symptoms and sedintary lifestyles. I stongly believe that people who sit at a computer or drive for several hours each day, are particularly at risk to getting sciatica.
Chinese medicine may not be a mainstream practice in the west, but in the orient it is held in high regard.
This quote caught my interest:-
“he most common imbalance in acute sciatica is qi and blood stagnation in the back channels. But it is also important to treat the underlying imbalance, which may be causing the qi and blood to stagnate.”
Some people have apparently found sciatica relief using this stretch of the piriformis muscle. If you want to try this at home I would suggest being very careful. Take it real easy and don’t force anything.
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