If you’re struggling from sciatica, our Dublin clinic offers specialist treatments to relieve your discomfort.
Often associated with back pain is sciatica. Sciatica is the name given to the pain that you get along the back of your leg and sometimes all the way down into your heel. It’s called this after the sciatic nerve that originates in your lower spine and travels down to your foot winding in and out of different muscles on its way down your leg. Sciatica will usually get better within 4 to 6 weeks. Sometimes though it can last longer.
What should you do if you have sciatica? First and foremost, you need to know that despite the painful feeling in your back or legs you are not causing damage by moving. Being active will hell to reduce the pain, whereas sitting for long periods may aggravate it. You will also need to have specific exercises to help you depending on your assessment. There are no generic sciatic exercise plans. Your exercise plan from your physio should always be specific to your needs.
