| The sciatic nerve is located deep in the muscles | | | | There is a saying in China: "A door-hinge is never |
| of the buttocks, originating from the sacral plexus | | | | worm-eaten." It means that appropriate motion |
| and running distally along the thigh with its | | | | can prevent strain. Therefore, a sciatica patient |
| branches to the shank and foot. It is an important | | | | should not keep motionless for fear of pain. |
| nerve of the lower extremities, for both motor | | | | Keeping motionless will aggravate the symptoms. |
| and sensory purposes. | | | | In chronic cases of sciatic neuritis, the pain is |
| Sciatica is a painful inflammation of the sciatic | | | | associated with adhesion around the nerve. "Lying, |
| nerve, usually neuritis, but it may also result from | | | | sitting and standing" is a great treatment for this |
| pressure by tumor or inflammation of the | | | | condition, providing an opportunity to exercise the |
| neighboring bones, tendons or muscles, particularly | | | | sciatic nerve by tightening and relaxing it and |
| by protruding intervertebral disc. In an acute case | | | | helping relieve adhesion and alleviate pain after |
| of protrusion of intervertebral disc, there is a | | | | repeated practice. |
| cutting pain that radiates from the iliacsacral region | | | | Instructions |
| to the foot, causing an inability to walk. When it | | | | 1. Lying: Lie supine in the bed with the legs bent. |
| becomes chronic, the patient will feel a dull | | | | Without letting the feet leave the surface of the |
| stretching pain and have difficulty walking. | | | | bed, straighten the legs one after the other. While |
| To determine the cause is the most important | | | | they are stretched straight, lift the legs above the |
| thing in the treatment of sciatica. If the pain is | | | | bed alternately. Lift the healthy leg to an angle of |
| caused by pressure from outside the nerve, the | | | | 90 degrees and the affected leg to an angle of |
| pressure should be relieved. If sciatica is the result | | | | 45 degrees at first. By practicing, the affected leg |
| of an inflammation, bed rest, analgesics, | | | | can be gradually lifted higher to form a |
| acupuncture and massage therapy are indicated. | | | | perpendicular angle as well (see Fig. 1). |
| In chronic cases, the following system of physical | | | | 2. |
| therapy is advised. | | | | |