09/25/2024
Sciatica is nerve pain from an injury or irritation to your sciatic nerve.
In addition to pain, it can involve tingling or numbness in your back or butt that may also radiate down your leg.
Massage therapy can be an important part of your sciatica treatment plan-providing temporary but effective pain relief, stimulating your body to produce natural pain-relieving hormones, and enhancing the body's own healing abilities.
Massage relaxes your muscles, specially tight or knotty muscles which are more likely to compress the sciatic nerve, leading to shooting burning pain through the leg and hip. Massage loosens and stretches your muscles, reducing the risk of nerve compression.