Sciatica

"Do You Have Sciatic Pain - How Long Will It Last - What Should You Do Now!"

Are you a sciatica sufferer? Do you wake up in the morning with pain down your leg? Are you feeling tired of having nagging back pain that slows you down?

Read on to find out the answers to the 3 big questions - do you have it, how long will you have it and what is the first best step to remove it.

Just think of the relief you would feel if you could just walk and not have a "pain in the butt". Being able to sit in any chair and relax without having to get up to relieve that terrible pain. Wouldn't that be heaven!

Well... if you can answer 3 simple questions then you can be free of that nagging and debilitating pain once and for all. Just imagine all the things you could do again... life would be great, wouldn't it.

Do You Know if You Actually Have 'True' Sciatica?

To have "True" Sciatica Pain you need to have lower back pain that travels down your leg to some extent. It is a common form of lower back pain, just a more severe and debilitating condition. The pain can start in the low back and travel as far down as the foot, creating many issues on a daily basis. This migration of pain is commonly referred to as 'referred pain'.

In actual fact, the sciatic nerve is formed from a group of nerve roots. Nerve roots are the nerves that exit the spine from the spinal chord. The nerve roots involved are from the mid low back to the base of the spine. The nerve roots combine to form the sciatic nerve.

Sciatic pain can therefore originate from a variety of issues: spinal stenosis (reduced size of the spinal canal), disc injuries, low back joint misalignment, the Piriformis muscle spasm, and/or a combination of these.

Sciatic pain can be from serious causes such as spinal stenosis and disc problems, or from lesser conditions that combine to irritate the sciatic nerve.

Where the pain occurs is dependent on the cause and location of irritation. Pain can be in the low back and extend all the way down the leg. Or at times there may be minimal or no low back pain, and only pain in the leg or foot.

How Long Will Your Sciatica Last...

Sciatic pain occurs most frequently in people between 30 and 50 years of age. Often a particular event or injury does not cause the pain, but rather it may develop as a result of general wear and tear on the structures of the lower spine. The vast majority of people who experience sciatic pain get better with time (usually a few weeks or months) and find pain relief with non-surgical treatments.

Although in the majority of cases the pain eases quickly after a few weeks (faster if you treat the problem with various sciatic nerve treatments or using sciatic home treatment), it can become more serious.

Sciatic symptoms that may indicate the need for medical help include: progressive weakness in the leg or bladder/bowel incontinence. If you have any other general health issues and sciatica pain occurs, it is best to seek help from your health practitioner.

Most of the time, the pain associated with the sciatic nerve goes away in days to weeks. Pain can become more chronic in a small number of people, leading to some disability. Sciatic pain tends to reoccur frequently, sometimes without warning.

Although it main seem to be a severe problem. After all, the pain can be debilitating at times, most pain is correctable. The correction however needs to be directed to the causes.

The Best Step To Use To Remove Sciatica

When you talk about removing pain, most people immediately believe the best step is some type of stretch, exercise or joint movement. In fact none of these are your first or best step to remove your pain.

The statistics point out that removing sciatica for most is difficult, slow and for some impossible. This is not because it is hard to remove, but they miss the one essential step before you do anything else.

You cannot remove any pain until you know what causes your pain!

This is not your posture, your work habits or how you lift, bend or twist. The causes are the various distortion patterns in your spine that cause muscles and joints to be out of balance.

As these imbalances occur, pain will develop. Sciatica can occur and once there, will stay until you rebalance your spine and remove these patterns.

The main reason people end up suffering with pain for longer than they should is due to these patterns and not removing them. The second reason is not knowing when to cease treatment or using self help techniques.

Once pain has stopped, most people stop using stretches, exercise, joint techniques or seeing their chosen practitioner.

Just because pain has eased or ceased, doesn't mean these patterns have miraculously disappeared. Pain is the last thing to arrive when these patterns develop. It is also the first thing to disappear.

You must keep using techniques until ALL the causes and distortion patterns have gone. You must use diagnostic techniques to assess these patterns to find the cause.

You should use these same diagnostic tests to monitor your progress, so you only stop using techniques when your spine is back in balance and the distortion patterns have gone.

This is the only essential technique you must use when trying to remove sciatica. Just click the link below to download a FREE eBook teaching you a simple diagnostic test you can use now. There are also some simple techniques to use to help ease your sciatica.