Sciatic treatment can often be carried out successfully at home without professional intervention.  Some simple exercises and self-care methods can often be the difference between recovery and chronic pain.

The vast majority of sciatica cases are due to bulging of the soft-tissue shock absorbers, called intervertebral discs, in the lower back.  When one or more discs is damaged sufficiently to bulge into the openings and produce swelling where the nerve branches that form the sciatic nerve exit the spine, the nerves can become irritated. This nerve irritation produces the pain and other symptoms that travel into the buttock and or leg that is known as sciatica.

By doing sciatic exercises it is often possible to push the bulging disc material forward and away from the nerve branches.  This can provide quick relief of pain in many cases.  With frequent repetition over a period of days, even most of the more resistant cases will get pain relief and the disc will gradually stabilize to give lasting elimination of sciatica.

Besides exercises, there are other methods that can be used to alleviate sciatic nerve irritation and pain.  Using ice packs (separated from the skin with a thin layer of cloth to prevent frost bite) for 10 to 15 minutes at a time up to every couple of hours will usually reduce inflammation and swelling around nerves far better than even the most powerful anti-inflammatory medication.  Acupressure and self massage can also be effective in decreasing inflammatory swelling around the nerves and produce pain relief.

By consistently using self-treatment measures for sciatica, lengthy professional treatment, medication side effects and invasive surgical procedures can be avoided in most cases.  Once you learn what to do and what not to do, you can heal yourself and prevent the return of problems in the future. 

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