A short synopsis of sciatic nerve pain is presented below form the Harvard School of Health. Remember to please only treat this as guidance. You can always give us a call or book an appointment and we would be glad to advise professionally.
Customised physical therapy is a proven and useful way to ease low back pain and is also key in prevention. Back pain is extremely common and according to a survey published in 2000, 49% adult population of the UK report low back pain lasting for at least 24 hours at some point in the year (Palmer KT, Walsh K, et al. Back pain in Britain: comparison of two prevalence surveys at an interval of 10 years BMJ 2000;320:1577-1578).