Stop Back Pain Guide

Stop Back Pain Guide contains information, news, and product reviews on the topic of back pain and sciatica.

If you suffer from back pain you’ll find everything you need to know about sciatica treatment and how to manage your condition.

Much of the information contained on this website is a result of my research and my own personal experience with sciatica treatment. Believe me, I know what a miserable condition it is and I hope the information I provide here will help fellow back pain sufferers.

This section contains:

• Free Back Pain Exercises Video Series
• How to Stop Sciatica Pain During Travel
• Sciatica Relief - Start at the Bottom
• Sciatica Symptoms - Are you a Sufferer?
• Effective Sciatica Exercises

Also check out the back pain product review section. There you will find some great resources to help and support you in beating your back pain condition.

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica is a set of symptoms caused by an irritation or compression of one of five nerve roots in the lower back or of the sciatic nerve itself.

Sciatica sufferers will typically experience pain in one or more of the following areas:

1. Aching in the buttock and thigh area
2. Tingling or numbness in the leg
3. Shooting pains up through the lower back

The majority of sciatica cases can be attributed to one of four primary causes:

1. Piriformis syndrome - Created when pressure is placed on the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. This is the most common cause of sciatic pain.
2. Spinal disc herniation - Caused by a spinal disc protruding out from between the vertebrae and pressing on one of the sciatic nerve roots.
3. Spinal stenosis - A condition where the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord.
4. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction - Dysfunction in the sacroiliac joint that is often attributed to poor postural habits.

Sciatica Treatment

Since sciatica is a set of symptoms it should be treated in two ways. Firstly, sciatica treatment should be administered to alleviate the immediate pain. Secondly, and more importantly, the underlying cause of the sciatica symptoms must be correctly diagnosed and treated.

Find out more about sciatica symptoms and sciatica treatment by browsing other articles on this web site.

All the best,

Howard Boon

If you suffer from sciatica or other back pain conditions you will know what a negative impact it can have on your life. Well, a gentleman by the name of Moshe Feldenkrais might be able to provide you with the ultimate sciatica treatment.

Feldenkrais suffered a severe knee injury during a game of soccer in the 1940s. Doctors told him that, after extensive surgery, there would only be a 50% chance of recovery. Feldenkrais was not about to let the injury ruin his life so he set about devising a method to use exercise, movement and posture correction to improve his condition.

Others noticed his success in improving his condition and soon the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education was developed. Today the method is used in many ways including as a highly successful sciatica treatment.

Pamela Kihm’s book Stop Sciatica Now is at the forefront of using the Feldenkrais Method as a sciatica treatment. Through the book, sciatica sufferers can learn how gentle exercises and minor changes in body positioning can be effective sciatica treatments and in many cases can completely eliminate sciatica pain.

You can read more about the book in my Stop Sciatica Now product review.

We all put off trips to the doctor. It is human nature. But when it comes to sciatica pain there are a few red flag symptoms that should prompt you to make that visit.
Here are just a few sciatica symptoms to look out for:

• Your painkillers can no longer control your sciatica pain.
• You sciatica pain is getting more severe or is spreading to other parts of your body.
• You are starting to experience chest pains.
• You are loosing flexibility in your body and have trouble getting up, sitting down or bending over.
• You feel generally unwell, or you have lost a significant amount of weight.

If you are experiencing any of the above then the best thing to do is to get yourself off to your preferred healthcare provider for an examination.

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