I’ve had sciatica or chronic lower back pain for years. I have tried many forms of exercise, chiropractic, and treatments, but the results have never been completely satisfactory. I have tried chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, and homeopathy, but nothing has helped. Until recently, I tried a chiropractor for four months and he said that he could help my sciatica.
Well, I don’t know about chiropractic, but I do know that my body is a miraculous machine and that I should take advantage of its abilities to make me feel better. A chiropractor once told me that I should take a heating pad to the back of my lower back because it helps relieve sciatica. I have read this article on Google, and you can see my response here.
I will say that the chiropractor’s advice was probably right as far as I’m concerned. But, I’m not sure that heating pads really help sciatica, or why I would want to use them to begin with. It might be helpful in the short-term, but I’m not sure there is a long-term benefit.
Sciatica is a nerve irritation that causes sudden pain and numbness in the buttocks and down low in the buttocks and lower back. It’s not a life-threatening condition, but it can cause severe pain in the legs, sciatica, and other complications. Most sciatica patients are young women between 18-35, for the most part.
Sciatica is caused by a buildup of fluid build up in the sciatic nerve, which runs from the spine to the pelvis. This fluid is what sends pain signals up the sciatic nerve, and it is the only nerve in the body that can transmit pain signals. When there is too much fluid in the nerves, there is a small risk of injury to the nerves, but in most cases, there is no need for surgery and the patient can continue to do normal activities.
In the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of young adults with sciatica.
Sciatica is a condition in which the nerves in the sciatic nerve ring (the ring at the back of the leg) become inflamed. It is caused by stress on the nerve and the muscles around the nerve, and it usually develops as a result of a herniated disk or a spinal cord injury. If the pain becomes more severe, it may be treated with a surgical procedure called a nerve block.
Sciatica has been increasing in frequency over the past decade because there is a greater awareness of the fact that there is a link between sciatica and the overuse of certain forms of exercise. According to the Mayo Clinic, if an exerciser places a heating pad on the bottom of their calf before a hard workout, this stimulates the sciatic nerve. The result is more pain.
Unfortunately, not all people who have sciatica are exercising very hard. If a person has sciatica and is not exercising hard, the sciatic nerve is not stimulated. One of the most common causes of sciatica is a disc injury. The sciatic nerve is in the spinal canal just above the disk and can be damaged by injury or by sitting for prolonged periods of time. If the nerve is damaged, the disc becomes more inflamed and this can cause pain.
The sciatic nerve can be damaged by a variety of factors, including sitting for too long or lifting a heavy object. There are some things that you can do to help reduce the pain from sciatica, although that doesn’t always work. Sometimes you may need to have surgery to remove the disc, and this can be painful and not always effective.