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You may have heard of Sciatica pain. But it is important to note that Sciatica Pain is not a specific symptom that focuses on a specific diagnosis. However, Sciatica pain refers to a general pain caused by compression of various different nerves that are either of or stems from the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Sciatica Pain is also known as radiculopathy.

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For example a cervical radiculopathy refers to a compression or pinching of a nerve in your neck by various cervical spinal bones as pictured here. In our case, it the compression or pinch would be near the sciatic area.

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As you can see here, Sciatic Nerve stretches from the lower back to the back of the thigh and is present in each of the leg. If the Sciatic nerve is pinched you may experience burning, pinching, pain, numbness throughout the affected side of the leg.

Now, if you have Scitica pain, it is important to actively release the pressure impinged on the nerve. One way to do this is through exercise and stretching.
However, if you have moderate lumbosacral radicular pain (sciatica pain), you may want to just take a bed rest for two weeks. The absent time from work or school post surgical procedure is comparable to simply resting at home for two weeks and it has been found that 87% of both groups have comparable improvements.

If you would rather go into medication, there are epidural shots which you can take. These shots are very effective at relieving pain and inflammation, but if the underlying cause is not fixed, there is a high chance that the pain may return.

Along with other medical procedures (surgical or shots) as well as just resting, there are few exercises and stretches in which you can do at home to strengthen the core muscle and relieve pressure from the nerve.