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5/1/2020

Sciatica and the Sciatic Nerve

Sciatica sciatic nerve and massage therapy
​Sciatica is an umbrella term for pain associated with the sciatic nerve.
  • *the sciatic nerve is the largest and longest nerve in the body
  • *pain can start in the low back and be felt in the glutes/hips, back of the leg, knee and even into the foot
  • *it is often worse when sitting
​*causes can be due to disc herniation, spinal stenosis, SI joint issues and piriformis syndrome
*Treatment: massage therapy, exercise, yoga, physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, stretches during pregnancy induced sciatica

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