Are you experiencing pain in your lower back, hips, buttocks, or legs? You might be suffering from a common condition known as sciatica.
Are you experiencing pain in your lower back, hips, buttocks, or legs? You might be suffering from a common condition known as sciatica.
Healthcare professionals use the term sciatica to describe mild to severe nerve pain that occurs anywhere along your two sciatic nerves, which branch off from the spine and extend down through your hip, buttock, and leg on each side. Pain can result from injury, normal wear and tear, or other health conditions like osteoarthritis when the sciatic nerves become irritated or compressed.
Treating sciatica usually focuses on decreasing pain and inflammation and increasing mobility. Massage therapy can be a very safe and effective treatment option for sciatica and back pain, regardless of the cause.
Get relief from your sciatica and back pain with massage therapy
During a professional massage, a therapist will knead, stroke, and/or apply pressure to affected muscles, joints, nerves, and deep tissues (depending on the type of massage).
When it comes to sciatica, massage specifically helps relieve pain by:
Different types of massage therapy available to address a variety of health conditions include:
Get help with your sciatica and back pain by scheduling a session with a professional massage therapist today.