The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in your body. Sciatica is pain that spreads from the lower back, throughout the buttocks and down the sciatic nerve and along the back of the leg through the knee to the big toe. It often feels worse on one side of the hip. Sciatica may be caused when the nerve is pinched from sitting on a hard surface, or wearing a tight belt; anything which can put pressure on the nerve. Often the pain is quite debilitating.
Instructions
Treat Sciatica With Massage
1. Sit comfortably on a bed, chair or on the floor, whichever is most comfortable for you.
2. Support your lower back with cushions or pillows.
3. Rub massage oil into your open palms.
4. Use your palms and your fingertips to lightly stroke the area from behind your knee to your hip. Use long, gliding strokes and keep stroking towards your heart. Keep massaging for 2 or 3 minutes.
5. Massage from the hip and down the back of the knee, following the course of the sciatic nerve. Do this for 2 or 3 minutes.
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