Sciatica is a pain felt in the lower back, buttocks and down the legs sometimes as far as the toes. It is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve or to one of the five nerve roots that join to form the sciatic nerve. Usually the pain is only felt on one side of the body.
Most of my cli
ents have reported sciatica in addition to low back pain. And I have found that the sciatic pain responds very well to shiatsu treatment.
Sciatic pain is often experienced in the later stages of pregnancy. I recently treated a woman who was about eight months pregnant. Working with her in side position she reported instant relief from sciatic pain as I held a powerful acupuncture point in her hips.
Combining these powerful pressure points with techniques to ease and open the energy pathways in the lower back makes shiatsu a very effective treatment for sciatic pain.
