Sciatica Relief

Who Else Wants to Learn the 3-Step Method for Sciatic Nerve Relief.

Do you want permanent and total sciatica relief? Are you one of the countless adults suffering from the debilitating pain of sciatica? Would you love to be able to be pain free?

Can you actually imagine being able to bend over, lift your children, go for a walk... all without that sciatic pain shooting down your leg. Just think how much better you feel and all the things you could do again.

Well there is finally some good news ahead for you...

Sciatica relief can be simple, easy and quick. Sciatica is both a common and debilitating condition. Pain occurs in the lower back and then travels down the leg, sometimes as far as the foot.

Sciatica will limit your ability to walk, work and generally do your day to day activities. Classed as a type of lower back pain , yet the causes of sciatica pain can be different.

However no matter what the cause is, sciatic nerve relief needs to address the three main mechanisms that create sciatica. One word of caution though: any sciatic nerve relief should ease your pain quickly. If not then you need to consult a professional practitioner dealing in sciatic nerve treatment .

The first thing to understand and recognize is the areas that create sciatica. These need to be corrected … and permanently.

The sciatic nerve is formed from 5 nerve roots at the base of the spine. If these joints become disrupted then the sciatic nerve, at its’ source, will become irritated. The sciatic nerve runs through the pelvis, through a muscle deep in the buttock (the Piriformis muscle) and then exits to travel down the leg.

The other two mechanisms that create sciatica are: pelvic distortion – which occurs as a compensation mechanism to lower back pain; Piriformis tightness – which occurs individually or as a result of lower back and pelvic disruption.

The lower spine nerves form the sciatic nerve. If these joints and the muscles surrounding them become out of balance, the sciatic nerve at its' source becomes disrupted. Making sure this area is working correctly is the first step in any sciatica relief process.

Most of you believe that using lower back stretches and lower back exercises will balance the lower back. True – they will help, but the key is to get the muscles balanced along with making sure the joints move freely!

The best way to achieve this is through using techniques that not only balance muscles but also correct any joint mis-alignment. Muscular balance needs to address both weak and tight muslces. Joint techniques need to make sure your spine works like a well oiled machine.

The second step for complete sciatica relief is to address pelvic distortion. The pelvis is commonly twisted or tilted as a result of muscular and joint distortions in your spine. Once twisted, the pelvis allows the Piriformis muscle to tighten (the most common cause of sciatica).

The pelvic distortion is also a bony occurrence rather than a muscular one. The main joints in the pelvis (the Sacro-iliac joints) do not have a disc to protect them. The pelvis will twist to take pressure off the lower back, in times of lower back pain.

You can notice this by changes in pelvic height, pelvis twisting (where one side is more forward than the other) or by having what is called a “functional short leg”.

To change the pelvic distortion you need to use joint techniques that help to straighten the pelvis and keep it in line. This will also aid lower back pain , and hip and lower back pain issues.

The same techniques you can use to balance your lower spine can be used to balance your pelvis. The pelvis in fact is one of the easier areas to correct at home, also you can see changes your self quickly. There is a simple back pain test that can demonstrate if your pelvis is out of balance.

The third mechanism is the tight Piriformis, which can literally squeeze the sciatic nerve. This can be corrected using sciatica stretching techniques. Used in conjunction with the lower back and pelvic techniques, sciatica relief is complete.

Stretching the Piriformis muscle is the most commonly used technique for sciatica relief. It is also the most often mis-used technique.

With any stretching routine, you are commonly told that what you stretch is most important. However...

When you stretch and how you stretch is essential. Fail to stretch the right way or at the wrong times and your Piriformis muscle will return to a tight state... and sciatica is yours to keep.

Sciatica relief needs to follow a 3-step process: correct the lower back, balance the pelvis and relax the Piriformis muscle.

Failing to do each of the steps will allow your sciatic nerve relief to be temporary only. Each mechanism is equally important as the others; failing to correct each allows only temporary sciatica relief.

Most therapies including a lot of practitioner sciatic nerve treatments only cover the muscular side of the process. They may cover some joint issues, but to get total sciatic nerve relief you need to cover all three mechanisms together.

The more severe forms of sciatica which come from disc injuries and spinal stenosis are treated through surgery, injections and medications. Severe sciatica caused by these mechanisms only account for about 10% of sciatica cases.

The majority of sciatica conditions are minor or moderate and will respond quickly to sciatica relief, using the a 3-step sciatic nerve relief process.

Sciatica relief sounds complex and difficult, but it is simply following a 3-step process of correcting the lower back, pelvis and Piriformis muscle. Sciatic nerve relief is in the domain of self help as these 3-steps can be accomplished at home.

The Back Pain Advisor strives to give you valuable and expert advice, tips and information on sciatica relief and many ways you can have complete sciatic nerve relief – permanently!

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