Stop Your Sciatica … Now!

Sciatica is back pain that then travels down your leg. I can be a “pain in the butt” to pain in your feet. The biggest fear you probably have is that it will get worse and you may end up needing surgery.

In fact the majority of sciatica is simply fixed. Although disc injuries cause sciatica they are not the majority of sciatica cases. They only attribute approximately 10% of sciatica problems.

The most common causes of sciatica are: pelvic imbalance, Piriformis muscle tightness, and lower back joint disruption.

Pelvic imbalance causes the Sacro-Iliac joints to tighten which then allows the muscles in the buttock to go into spasm, leading to sciatica.

Piriformis tightness is a common cause as the sciatic nerve either runs through the muscle or next to it. If the muscle tightens the sciatica nerve becomes irritated and sciatica occurs.

Lower back joint disruption also causes sciatica as the sciatic nerve is created by the lower joints. If these joints fail to move freely then the nerve at its source becomes irritated.

So…

To stop your sciatica now you need to address the Piriformis muscle tightness and the lower joint issues. The pelvic imbalance needs correcting but this helps to stop your sciatica returning mainly, although it will also reduce your pain quickly.

The best way to ease tension off the Piriformis muscle is to both stretch the muscle and to use Acupressure to reduce overall muscle tension. Stretching the muscle involves you lying on your back and pulling your knee towards your opposite shoulder. This stretches the Piriformis muscle; if you don’t feel tightness in your buttock then you need to use a different stretch.

The second stretch is to do the same as above but hold your ankle over your opposite knee with one hand and then use the other hand to pull your knee towards that opposite shoulder. This will create a greater stretch.

The Acupressure technique is even simpler…

A simple Acupressure point to reduce muscle tension is on the back of your knee. Just come in from the outside of your knee where your hamstring tendon is, the depression there is an Acupressure point for muscular tension. Simply hold this point on both knees at once and rest your hands there for at least 5 minutes. The longer you hold the point the more the tension will reduce.

You do not need to rub or press hard – just like jumper cabling a battery – you are just making a connection from one point to the next.

And it is as simple as that…

To help joints move more freely is just as simple, all you need to do is to press gently but firmly on the joint that is sore. You will notice if you press in some directions the pain feels a little worse – like a bruise. If you pres in this direction while you breathe in and out, your body will actually correct the joint and ease the tension around it.

This is only a temporary fix for your back pain and sciatica, you still need to rebalance your pelvis (the most common cause of back pain), strengthen weak muscles, reduce muscle tension and correct all the joints not working correctly.

Sciatica can be simply fixed if you know how. Removing sciatica pain now is simple; stopping it returning is just as easy. You can actually lead a life without back pain … just imagine all the activities you could do once again.