Simple Lifestyle Changes To Manage Sciatica

 If you feel shooting and burning pain travelling down your leg along with a feeling of weakness while trying to move your leg, then there is a high probability that you are suffering from Sciatica. When the spinal structures put pressure on the sciatic nerve, this leads to pain and numbness. 

Fortunately, it is possible to control the problem of Sciatica by making changes to your lifestyle. These changes will help reduce the stress on the sciatic nerve and thus indirectly reduce the intensity of the symptoms. 

Lifestyle changes to control Sciatica

1. Maintain correct posture: Reading in bed, slouching at the desk or leaning forward are all instances of bad posture. These can directly contribute to the pain, stiffness and numbness associated with Sciatica. Thus, it is important to maintain good posture at all times, irrespective of whether you are sitting, standing or walking. 

2. Eat well: Try to stay away from junk food as they contain nothing but empty calories, which only add to your body weight without providing any of the essential nutrients. Instead, stack up on foods like chicken, eggs, soy beans and milk as they are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals which are needed to speed up recuperation. 

3. Stretch before exercising: Do stretching exercises which focus on your back and leg muscles. This will warm up the muscles, increase blood circulation and prepare the body for the workout routine. This way, you will reduce the risk of straining your muscles and ligaments.

4. Exercise carefully: You may feel the need to take rest if you have Sciatica. However, physiotherapists around the world say that this is actually a bad idea. Complete rest weakens the muscles, making it difficult to do even simple daily tasks. This does not mean that you need to ignore the pain and ‘slog’ in the gym. Getting just 20 minutes of moderate exercise every day should be sufficient. Try to modify your workout routine to include sciatica-specific exercises like Press Up, Knee to Chest, Hamstring stretch and Pigeon Pose.  

5. Apply hot packs: In order to control the pain, apply a hot pack on the affected area for about 20 minutes. This will increase blood circulation and help reduce the pain sensation. Make sure that the pack is at a comfortable temperature so as not to damage the skin. 

By Dr. Shabtab Khalid
Zilaxo Advanced Pain Solution

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