Back pain comes in all varieties, but sciatica can be an easy one to identify. It’s pain that starts in your sciatic nerve, which runs all the way from your lower back into your feet.

Lower back pain is the most common diagnosis seen by physical therapists. Most cases will resolve in less than two weeks with ...

Within 2 years, I had lower back pain. I stopped working out, thinking rest was the best thing, but my back pain got ...

Sciatic nerve pain can cause mild, daily aching or severe pain. These sciatica stretches, like prone press-ups and nerve glides, help reduce and prevent pain.

Along with teaching you exercises to ease your back pain, a physical therapist can provide sciatica supportive therapy such as: Hot and/or cold packs to ease pain and relax muscles; ...

Sciatica can be acute or chronic. An acute sciatica flare-up may last one to two weeks and may lead to more severe pain and chronic sciatica. Chronic sciatica can produce almost constant discomfort.

When sciatica first strikes, cold packs can help numb the area and get you through the worst of the pain. Apply an ice pack to your lower back for 20 minutes at a time, two or three times a day.

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