8 Ways to Treat Sciatic Nerve Pain Successfully
4. The butterfly stretch
This pose stretches out the muscles of your butt and the piriformis muscle.
How to do it: Seat up right with your knees bent so that the bottoms of your feet touch each other.Place your palms where your knees bend and gently press them down toward the ground.As you press, bend forward at the hips so that your chest is closer to your legs.Hold for 10-20 seconds.
5. Vinegar foot bath
In a small bucket add some warm water, 500 ml of apple cider vinegar and cup of salt and mix everything well. Soak your feet in this foot bath for 15 minutes before going to bed. Repeat this 4 times a week to ease the sciatica pain.
6. Acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the most effective ways for treating sciatica. It helps you relieve lower back pain and the pain in the affected leg. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese practice, relatively safe and it can be used without any risk.
7. Trigger point massage
By applying pressure to the affected areas of sciatica, such as the trigger points and piriformis muscles can ease the pain quickly.
8. Physical activity
To prevent sciatica pain, you should avoid sitting for many hours. Watching TV or working at the desk for many hours can increase the pain. So, it is very important to be active through the day as much as you can. The physical activity can increase blood flow to the nerve and will reduce the inflammation around it.