Sciatica Treatment: What Can be done\u00a0at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are currently suffering<\/strong> from the harsh reality\u00a0that severe Sciatica can inflict, you also know how difficult it can be to find any\u00a0form of comfort or relief.<\/p>\n A combination of numbness<\/strong>, pins and needles, sharp shooting pains overall weakness, loss of time work and lifestyle in general.<\/p>\n Undue stress<\/strong> associated with contemplating medical procedures can place further strain on your mental state of mind, and seem’s like a harsh option for consideration.<\/p>\n Are there any type of cure at home treatments that could be worth trying to gain some immediate relief, even if only temporary?<\/strong><\/p>\n The use of Ice pack therapy<\/strong> could possibly offer promising temporary relief if applied within two days from the start of severe pain followed by compressing a heating pad to the tight muscles of the lower back.\u00a0However, it would be advisable to study ‘timing between the two’ relative to your particular sciatic\u00a0circumstance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stretching is a very good way to reduce symptoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n Stretching is also effective for sciatica treatment.<\/p>\n Spasticity of the prominent muscle of the buttocks,<\/strong> the piriformis muscle, can cause irritation to the sciatic nerve.<\/p>\n Lying on one’s back and rolling the trunk muscles toward<\/strong> the unaffected side stretches the muscle. Placing a tennis ball just under the tight muscle and bearing weight for about sixty seconds also releases the contracting piriformis.<\/p>\n Trying various cure at home types<\/strong> of movements requires attention to body positioning.<\/p>\n Sitting down or lying down<\/strong> do not always offer the greatest relief and can be just as painful as standing.<\/p>\n Try to limit the most painful<\/strong> of positions\u00a0and make use of cushions and pillows to assist with comfort positioning for your hips or lower back when lying or sitting.<\/p>\n Movement in general<\/strong>, is good for sciatica pain, as less active muscles can become even more difficult to use with no use, slow your pace but do not spend too much time lying in bed as this will only exacerbate the pain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n