Sciatica pain treatment is very easy for you to undergo at home by yourself.
But before you start healing yourself, it pays to understand what sciatica really is.
It's really quite simple. That tingling and burning sensation you feel in your legs, thighs, and hips is not a problem with your muscles. It's not a problem with your joints or your tendons either. What it is, is a problem with your sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve in the lower half of your body, that runs from your lower back, down your hips, and down both of your legs. It is from this main nerve that all other nerves in the lower half of your body branch out and extend.
If you have the means to get up and perform some level of low-intensity activity, then it may make more sense to apply the principles of sciatica pain treatment by yourself, using natural, holistic remedies, rather than to spend money on costly medical procedures.
Sciatica pain treatment involves a combination of one or more of the following regimens that can either be performed by yourself or which could be facilitated with the help and cooperation of a partner who is committed to your recovery:
Trigger point massage - By relieving the tension in the muscles adjacent to the sciatic nerve, it can ease the pain caused by inflammation of the nerve.
Acupressure - This involves applying pressure at certain trigger points along your body, to relieve the tension in your muscles.
Low-impact aerobic exercise - The notion that the best way to heal from sciatica is to get bed rest is not entirely true. Keeping your body moving is an important element of sciatica pain treatment.
Stretching - Stretching relieves tension in the back muscles, easing the pressure off of the sciatic nerve.
Diet - Believe it or not, certain foods are known to be conducive to healing sciatica. And certain foods are known to aggravate it. Don't neglect the healthy eating guidelines to help heal an inflamed or irritated sciatic nerve.
I used to suffer from sciatica, but was able to cure it naturally without having to spend any time or any money on doctor visits, complex medical procedures, or prescription drugs. All I did was follow the basic techniques of do-it-yourself, homeopathic sciatic pain treatment that involves massage, acupressure, aerobic exercise, stretching, and diet, as described above.
But one thing that is important to realize is that whatever caused your sciatica in the first place, the treatments described above, are things that can also be employed to prevent your sciatica from ever recurring again.
If you had a chance to regain a normal life, being able to take care of your kids, being able to play sports, be active and do even the simplest of things, such as be able to get up and sit down without feeling that burning sensation in your lower extremities, and do the things that other people take for granted, would you be willing to do whatever it takes?
