The term sciatica describes pain along the path of the sciatic nerve from the lower back, through the hips and buttocks, and down the back of the legs to the feet. Sciatica typically affects only one leg, but can be felt on both sides. Sciatica can vary from mild discomfort to severe pain and can include numbness, tingling, burning, and weakness. Some people experience increased pain upon standing while others experience increased pain when sitting. The pain is caused by compression or irritation of the sciatica nerve typically in the lower back but sometimes originating in the hip/butt. People with sciatica are often told the cause of the pain is lumbar spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, bone spur(s), herniated or ruptured lumbar disc, piriformis syndrome, or muscle spasms. The focus of effective sciatica treatment should always be on finding and fixing the underlying cause of the sciatica, which means figuring out why someone herniated a disc, or why someone has degenerative disc disease, or why someone has spinal stenosis, or why someone has muscle spasms.
2 Comments
Michael Phelps and many other Olympic athletes use cupping...
|
Well you don't get it by eating fruits and veggies or drinking milk. It doesn't come from red meat or black beans. It's not contained in your multivitamin or superfood shake.
Vitamin N you can only get by going outside, getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and heading to the hills where the birds and squirrels hang out. Vitamin N stands for "Nature". And getting a lot of vitamin N is the only way to prevent NDD: Nature Deficit Disorder.
Comment below and let me know how it went and what changes you felt.
Related videos/articles:
Simple airplane stretches for a long flight
Daily at work stretching routine
10-minute after work workout
Prevent back pain from driving
Don't believe everything you hear
About Matt Whitehead
I'm an Egoscue Institute® certified Postural Alignment Specialist (PAS) and Advanced Exercise Therapist (AET), certified personal trainer, PatchFitness performer, ultra trail runner, mountain biker, dad, music lover, environmentalist, and wanna-be slam dunk champion. I will be providing you with the latest posture exercises to help you live, play, and be pain free.
Archives
January 2023
August 2022
July 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
December 2021
October 2021
February 2021
February 2019
October 2018
June 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
Categories
All
Beliefs
Chronic Pain
Emotions
Exercise
Health
Play
Posture
Sports Injury