Posts Tagged ‘sciatica’

Having a Pain in Your Butt?

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

Feeling good about yourself because you finally decided to clean out the garage, but you’re so sore the next day you can’t move – particularly in your butt muscle? Many patients visit doctors or chiropractors for emergency treatments this time of year because they did something out of the ordinary, such as: golfing; cleaning out the garage; raking leaves; or camping and sleeping with a rock underneath them. And now they are experiencing pain in the butt.

What they are experiencing is called piriformis syndrome. This common muscle injury can result from repetitive motion and over use of your piriformis muscle. Pain is often felt in the buttocks first, resulting in referred pain into the legs. This is commonly mistaken for sciatica.

The self-treatment for piriformis syndrome is to use a golf or tennis ball (a cold one is best) on your butt or hip area. Sit on the floor and put your weight on the golf ball. Move the ball around until the ball is in the place where it hurts the most. If it’s sore and hurts while you’re sitting on the golf ball you’re doing a great job! Toxins tend to accumulate in tight muscles and putting pressure on this area alleviates the toxins, and also breaks up the pain – spasm – pain cycle.

Link: EZine Articles
http://ezinearticles.com/?Having-a-Pain-in-Your-Butt—It-May-Not-Be-Sciatica&id=1450906

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Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatic Nerve Pain

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

Sciatica, or sciatic nerve pain, is actually a symptom instead of a condition. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body and can be compressed at several different locations and by different means leading to a pinched sciatic nerve. The typical pain pattern for a pinched sciatic nerve would include pain down the back of the leg, either the thigh or the calf or both, and sometimes into the foot.

One common cause of sciatica is what’s called piriformis syndrome. Piriformis syndrome occurs when spasm (tightness) of the piriformis muscle, which runs from the sacrum (the tailbone) to the top of the femur (the thigh bone) and helps with external rotation of the leg (turning the foot outward), compresses the sciatic nerve as it passes underneath the muscle.

Treatment usually includes some sort of massage or stretching of the involved muscles. A good stretch for the piriformis muscle can be attained by crossing the affected side ankle on top the opposite knee. Many people sit this way regularly. Now bend forward at the waist and pull yourself toward the floor as much as you can tolerate. You should feel this stretch across the buttocks on the affected side. Ice and massage over the affected muscle can help as well and there are many massagers, both powered and non-powered that are capable of providing relief right in the comfort of your own home.

Link: Ezine Articles
http://ezinearticles.com/?Piriformis-Syndrome-And-Sciatic-Nerve-Pain&id=5224173

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Intense Leg Pain Could Be Sciatica

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

If you are experiencing intense pain, burning or tingling, numbness or weakness that runs through your buttocks and/or down the back of one leg and may or may not be accompanied by lower back pain, there’s a good chance you may be suffering from sciatica. This debilitating condition makes it difficult to stand, sit, lay down, or walk.

The sciatic nerve runs from your low back down through the buttocks and along the back of each leg. It is a large nerve about the size of a finger. In most cases, sciatica occurs when a lumbar (low back) joint is out of alignment (position) or a disk herniates or bulges and there is pressure on the sciatic nerve. Often this situation is caused by or further aggravated by improper lifting, sudden twisting or jarring of the back during a sports activity, sudden movements or just plain wear and tear.

If the cause is pressure on the nerve from a vertebra out of place, the chiropractor will move that vertebra back to its proper position thereby relieving the pain. If it is caused by a herniated or bulging disk, a chiropractor can use a variety of non-invasive techniques to gently through a combination of techniques we commonly provide genuine, sustained relief from the pain of sciatica by relieving and eliminating the pressure that causes the leg pain in the first place.

Link: EZine Articles
http://ezinearticles.com/?Intense-Leg-Pain-Could-Be-Sciatica&id=3938252

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Back Pain Causes, Effect and Control

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

The longest and fattest nerve in the human body is the sciatic nerve which runs from the base of the spine to the buttocks where it splits and continues to the feet. Pressure applied to the nerve at any point along this long running line can result in pain in the lower back and legs. Stress to this nerve is often called sciatica.

The largest problem of sciatica is that once the pain has been relieved, an individual tends to forget about it. This leads to a repeat of the pain, since the cause of the problem is not tended to. However, by regular stretching and chair massage the sufferer can keep the pain at bay.

Pain is an indication that your body needs attention. By identifying the location of the pain we can be led to the area where the attention needs to be focused. While medication can be dispensed, a pain reliever will only mask the pain, not treat the cause.

Chair massage alone the sciatic nerve can help to loosen tighter muscles, increase the blood flow to keep tissues healthy and relax the back and legs.

Link: Lower Back Pain Relief
http://lowerbackpainrelief.blog.com/2010/02/15/backpaincauseseffects-and-control/

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Back Pain Causes, Effect and Control

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

The longest and fattest nerve in the human body is the sciatic nerve which runs from the base of the spine to the buttocks where it splits and continues to the feet. Pressure applied to the nerve at any point along this long running line can result in pain in the lower back and legs. Stress to this nerve is often called sciatica.

The largest problem of sciatica is that once the pain has been relieved, an individual tends to forget about it. This leads to a repeat of the pain, since the cause of the problem is not tended to. However, by regular stretching and chair massage the sufferer can keep the pain at bay.

Pain is an indication that your body needs attention. By identifying the location of the pain we can be led to the area where the attention needs to be focused. While medication can be dispensed, a pain reliever will only mask the pain, not treat the cause.

Chair massage alone the sciatic nerve can help to loosen tighter muscles, increase the blood flow to keep tissues healthy and relax the back and legs.

Link: Lower Back Pain Relief
http://lowerbackpainrelief.blog.com/2010/02/15/backpaincauseseffects-and-control/

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Spine Twisting Pose: Ardha Matsyendrasana

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Ardha Matsyendrasana is known as the Spine Twisting Asana. Basically it is one of the essential poses to help keep the body healthy and fine. It is believe that, if done correctly, it can help to better the wellness of a person’s day-to-day life.

The twist of the pose is supposed to help adrenal glands, kidneys, liver and spleen, as well as benefit people suffering from asthma, indigestion, constipation and obesity.

Every movement of the Ardha Matsyendrasana helps to assist in strengthening the spine and the muscles of the back. This, in turn, helps to increase the flexibility of the back and help in the overall agility of the body.

In conjunction with a chair massage, the pose can help to treat sciatica, a condition of pain in the lower back and legs. At the same time, the pose can help increase the circulation in the spinal nerves, veins and tissues of the back. As well as helping to strengthen abdominal muscles.

By loosening muscles with a chair massage the Ardha Matsyendrasana can follow up by twisting the spine to improve conditions of lumbago and rheumatism. In addition, because of the increased strength of muscles the symptoms of slip discs can be reduced or even eliminated.

Link: Article Pros
http://www.ArticlePros.com/Health-and-Fitness/general_health/article-20160.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Back Pain can be a Trouble

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Back pain has become a major problem faced today. No age seems to be immune from the affects of back pain, it interrupts the lives of youngsters, to the aged.

Back pain can be caused by many different things. Injury, diet, obesity, and genetics are just a few of the causes. Treatments options all depend on the type of pain and the source of the pain.

Many forms of pain relief are available in pill form, both pharmaceutical and herbal. Chronic and sever back pain will almost always require some form of medication.

Sciatica is a type of back pain characterized by the feeling of pain in the lower back and gluteal region. Sometimes this pain also travels down into one or both legs, even to the calf and foot. The treatment of sciatica typically involves the prescription of medications, and the directing of certain exercises designed to stretch out the muscles in the lower back.

Losing weigh and eating healthy are two ways to naturally help provide back pain relief. Less weight straining the spinal column and its surrounding muscles will help to avoid pain, while the incorporation of vitamins and minerals from healthy foods will help to provide healing nutrients to damaged tissues.

Massage therapy is another natural form of pain relief. A chair massage will help to relax the muscles and stimulate the delivery of nutrient-filled fluids to the muscles.

Link: Article Pros
http://www.ArticlePros.com/Health-and-Fitness/Back-Pain/article-192056.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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