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Many therapists blame the Piriformis muscle for sciatica (thus it is often referred to as Piriformis syndrome) but in my experience it is rarely ever the cause. The reality is the piriformis muscle tightens up because the pelvis is not balanced. Dealing with the piriformis muscle is only secondary to finding the real cause of the back problem.
Generally, the body’s overall mechanics has a lot to do with sciatica meaning that whenever a person sits or stands, the muscle imbalances in their body cause a disc bulge, disc herniation or disc prolapse that increases the pressure onto the sciatic nerve where it exits around the L4, L5 or S1 region of the spine.
There are key areas to work on in the body to take away sciatica but generally an overall, full body approach is needed to rebalance the muscle system and release the pressure from the disc bulge or disc herniation.
The full body, hands on approach taken by an SLM trained therapist can be very successful at taking away a disc bulge, disc herniation or disc prolapse that causes sciatica
The information and techniques in the self treatment program for sciatica and back pain sufferers also provides many ways of helping yourself or assisting the work being done by the therapist who is treating the sciatica.
I would strongly recommend a passive approach, at least initially, as the best way to deal with sciatica and treating it quickly so as to avoid the sciatic pain getting so bad that surgery becomes an emergency option. For more information on understanding sciatica, disc problems or other back pain issues, start by watching a FREE video deomonstrating a great technique for getting instant back pain & sciatica relief yourself at home.start here.
More types of back pain including
Mid Back Pain
Low Back Pain
Upper Back Pain
Disc Bulge & Disc Herniation.
are explained on this site and in more detail in the Self Treatment Program for Back Pain and Sciatica.
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Treatments that focus on one or two areas of the body do nothing for the overall imbalances and have little lasting effect on sciatic pain. This is perhaps why many treatments fail to provide a solution for chronic sciatica pain.
People often end up having unnecessary surgery to release the pressure from disc bulges that irritate the sciatic nerve but don’t deal with the muscle imbalances that are causing that pressure. This is like just replacing a tyre on your car that is scrubbed on one side without doing a wheel alignment so the new tyre wouldn’t be under the same pressure and be worn out the same way.
