{"id":4973,"date":"2020-09-18T08:37:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T08:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=4973"},"modified":"2026-06-12T00:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:43:54","slug":"sciatica-back-pain-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/blog\/sciatica-back-pain-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sciatica and Back Pain: a Step by Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-row\" style=\"max-width:100%;\">\n<section id=\"content\" class=\" portfolio-full\" style=\"float: left;\">\n<div class=\"single-navigation clearfix\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/portfolio-items\/stammering-in-children\/\" rel=\"prev\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/portfolio-items\/5-tips-to-beat-end-of-holiday-anxiety\/\" rel=\"next\">Next<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<article id=\"post-4973\" class=\"post-4973 avada_portfolio type-avada_portfolio status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry portfolio_skills-neuro-physiotherapy portfolio_skills-rehabilitation portfolio_tags-best-neuro-physiotherapist-london portfolio_tags-best-physiotherapist-london portfolio_tags-nerve-damage-physiotherapy portfolio_tags-neuro-physiotherapist-uk portfolio_tags-neuro-physiotherapists-london portfolio_tags-neuro-physiotherapy portfolio_tags-physiotherapy portfolio_tags-sciatic-nerve-physiotherapy portfolio_tags-sciatica-pain portfolio_tags-sciatica-physiotherapy portfolio_tags-sciatica-rehabilitation portfolio_tags-sciatica-tratments\">\n<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-post-slideshow post-slideshow fusion-flexslider-loading\">\n<ul class=\"slides\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-10-13-at-16.19.34.webp\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery4973]\" title=\"Screenshot 2020-10-13 at 16.19.34\" data-title=\"Screenshot 2020-10-13 at 16.19.34\" data-caption=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">View Larger Image<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"732\" height=\"797\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27732%27%20height%3D%27797%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20732%20797%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27732%27%20height%3D%27797%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-10-13-at-16.19.34.webp\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"project-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Sciatica and Back Pain: a Step by Step Guide<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/author\/med_adm\/\" title=\"Posts by Medelit\" rel=\"author\">Medelit<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-11-05T01:28:31+01:00<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"project-description post-content\" style=\" width:100%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" >\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\">\n<h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ca1517; font-size: 48px;\">Sciatica &amp; Back Pain: a Step by Step guide to Manage the Pain<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A sciatica is a condition of acute pain, in which the sciatic nerve gets irritated and causes pain all along the leg. When you are struck by sciatica for the first time, you are generally dismayed, as the type of pain is absolutely different from the classic traumatic (pulsating), or inflammatory pain, which may have affected us in the past in any joint. In this guide we will analyse, step by step, how to deal with inflammation of the sciatic nerve and when to turn to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/physiotherapy-home-visit\/\">physiotherapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" >\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">What is Sciatica?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we talk about sciatica we basically talk about the sciatic nerve area. The Sciatic Nerve is one of the largest and most important nerves. The nerves are extensions of the medulla starting from the vertebrae, whose purpose will be to supply the &#8220;current&#8221; for the muscular system and the sensory system. The Sciatic nerve supplies the current, or the motor stimulus to the main muscles of the right or left leg, depending on which side of the column is affected. The sciatic nerve originates from the column and travels laterally towards the center of the buttock, passing through the <a href=\"https:\/\/medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com\/piriformis+muscle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">piriformis<\/a> muscle (it often remains trapped causing piriformis syndrome), and then goes down obliquely and laterally to the thigh up to the knee, where it is divided into two branches:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">External popliteal sciatica (also called common peroneal nerve) nerve that serves the anterior portion of the leg to control the dorsal flexion of the ankle (lifting your foot) which is essential for walking.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Internal popliteal sciatica (also called tibial nerve) which serves the hamstrings of the leg (calf) and the muscles of the sole of the foot and provides plantar (downward) flexion motion of the ankle\/foot .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/sciatica-3.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5300 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/sciatica-3.webp\" alt=\"symptoms of sciatica\" width=\"451\" height=\"611\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">What are the causes of a sciatic nerve?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This kind of inflammation is very common and it can affect patients of all ages. The causes of sciatic pain are many, and each will require a different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/physiotherapy-home-visit\/\">physiotherapy<\/a> approach. Generally, in 80% of cases of sciatica pain, the triggering cause is the presence of a hernia or protrusion that can be seen on an MRI.<br \/>\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/consultant-home-visits\/\">specialist<\/a>\u00a0will be able to differentiate a true Sciatica (i.e. a condition in which the pain is due to a protrusion or hernia of the intervertebral disc) from a pseudo-sciatica or piriformis syndrome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/physiotherapy-home-visit\/\">Physiotherapists<\/a> often see individuals who suffer from pain that is exactly as that originated by a true sciatica, sometimes even with a disk protrusion or a hernia showing on the MRI, but the real cause of pain is not a true sciatica, but a trigger point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By definition, a trigger point is a stretched band of tissue in one or more muscles, which if activated, or manually stimulated, causes pain which can be referred even at a distance. There are really many of them in our body, and sometimes even more than one can be activated, causing painful symptoms identical to that of sciatica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally there is a \u201cPrimary\u201d trigger point that irritates and activates many satellite trigger points. It is therefore appropriate to investigate which trigger point is responsible through a series of specific tests, and in solving it, as if by magic, the pain along the whole course of the nerve will disappear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" >\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/sciatica.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-5305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/sciatica.webp\" alt=\"sciatica back pain\" width=\"617\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">What are the symptoms of Sciatica? <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sciatica symptoms are quite specific:<br \/>\n&#8211; Lower back pain &#8211; sometimes the muscular contraction is so bad that any movement is impossible<br \/>\n&#8211; Central gluteus pain &#8211; (the feeling is that of pressure in the middle of the buttock; the area is very painful if touched)<br \/>\n&#8211; Shock-like pain and irradiation laterally along the thigh<br \/>\n&#8211; Pain that radiates further down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/mobile-podiatry\/podiatry-home-visit\/\">foot<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; A feeling of heat along the course of the nerve<br \/>\n&#8211; Muscle weakness of the entire leg, up to the inability to rest the foot on the ground<br \/>\n&#8211; Feeling of an electric shock<br \/>\n&#8211; In the event that an additional branch called cauda equina is also involved in the inflammation of the sciatica, symptoms such as urinary incontinence, altered sensitivity to saddle in the perianal area, and sexual disorders can also appear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" >\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">Diagnosis of Sciatica<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the event of painful symptoms in the sciatic nerve, a consultation with a specialist doctor (neurosurgeon or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/orthopaedic-surgeon-home-visit\/\">orthopedist<\/a> or a physical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation\/\">medicine and rehabilitation secislist<\/a>) will be necessary first. Your medical history will be collected and a physical examination including posture analysis will be carried out to investigate whether you have an incorrect posture and clinically evaluate your symptoms. Normally a Doctor will prescribe exams such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">X-ray of the spine or MRI of the spine &#8211; to evaluate the integrity of bone structures, the conditions of the column (verticalization, arthrosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis and intervertebral disc protrusions or herniation are amongst the things that are analysed) ;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Electromyography &#8211; this is a diagnostic test used to evaluate nerves and muscles. It allows you to measure &#8220;conduction speed&#8221; and &#8220;Muscle function&#8221;. It has to be said that electromyography is a strictly functional exam, that is, it investigates the function of the nerve or muscle and allows us to quantify any damage on nerves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">Treatment of Sciatica<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Treatment of Sciatica works in three precise phases: Acute phase, sub-acute phase, prevention of relapses.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acute Fase: <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sciatica<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this stage the person cannot literally move, and staying in bed is the best condition, to avoid further irritating the nerve. In this phase, after a medical evaluation, anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant drugs will be prescribed (generally injections are more effective), or a course of Cortisone. This Phase must be absolutely respected, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/physiotherapy-home-visit\/\">physiotherapy<\/a>, osteopathic therapy, no type of massage, or heat should be applied, as there is a risk of increasing the pain.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sub-acute phase:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the most delicate phase, in which the therapist has to treat the problem and if they do not follow the right steps, things risk taking a turn for the worse. This phase can last from a few days to a few weeks.<br \/>\nIn this phase, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/services\/physiotherapy-home-visit\/\">physiotherapy<\/a> goal is to reduce pain and help return to a normal life.<br \/>\nAny pain-associated contractures and inflammatory processes of the nerve should be dealt with in this phase.<\/p>\n<p>Vertebral manipulation (performed by highly specialized personnel) can be used prior to a functional evaluation that will provide indications on the correct direction of movements.<\/p>\n<p>A series of tests can also be carried out to treat myofascial dysfunctions, and thickening of the fascia that limit movement. Physical therapies such as Tecartherapy, Laser, hyperthermia, or less modern but still valid therapies such as infrared or antalgic currents (tens, diadynamics ..) can help.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prevention of relapses:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sciatica<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally, after the acute and sub-acute phase you will face a period of &#8220;Settling&#8221; where you will need to deal with two important aspects: you must re-evaluate and change your posture, and above all you must change your lifestyle. Performing a Postural Rehabilitation cycle is really important and it is the best investment you can make. You will need to work on the cause of your sciatic pain, and above all improve the anatomical relationships of the structures involved in this condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" >\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">Lifestyle Changes:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Meet sciatica and you will have a good reason to take matters in your own hands and change some aspects of your life!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lose Weight;<\/li>\n<li>Exercise a little (good old swimming is fine, but a walk is fine too), paying attention to the frequency,and above all do not give up once symptoms have improved<\/li>\n<li>Changinge your posture when sitting at your desk: a good posture, with a good chair and a correct computer station will go a long way in helping recovery;<\/li>\n<li>Stretch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-10-13-at-16.02.16.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-5308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-10-13-at-16.02.16.webp\" alt=\"sciatica prevention\" width=\"936\" height=\"628\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">Surgery for sciatica:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, it is not always possible to solve the problem with the solutions described above, and despite the treatments, the surgical route is the only solution. Contrary to the past, nowadays we have the option of microsurgery which is less invasive and has great results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before deciding whether to operate or not, you should wait a little and go full on-board with a conservative (non-surgical approach) to see whether it works on its own. In this phase it is best to have a professional on your side, to guide you through a specific plan.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ca1517;\">Lifestyle Improvement and Change <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sciatica<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being affected by this acute condition is a good reason to take matters into your own hands and change some aspects of your life. 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They &#8230; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_review_item\">\n<div class=\"wpcr3_item wpcr3_business\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/LocalBusiness\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Medelit UK\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-customer-reviews\/css\/1x1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_hide\" itemprop=\"address\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/PostalAddress\"><meta itemprop=\"streetAddress\"content=\"\" \/><meta itemprop=\"addressLocality\" content=\"London\" \/><meta itemprop=\"addressRegion\" content=\"\" \/><meta itemprop=\"postalCode\" content=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_dotline\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"wpcr3_id_6687\" class=\"wpcr3_review\" itemprop=\"review\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Review\">\n<div class=\"wpcr3_hide\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<div itemprop=\"name\">Katherine Curran<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_hide\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\"><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"5\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"1\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"4\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_review_ratingValue\">\n<div class=\"wpcr3_rating_style1\">\n<div class=\"wpcr3_rating_style1_base \">\n<div class=\"wpcr3_rating_style1_average\" style=\"width:80%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_review_datePublished\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Oct 17, 2022<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_review_author\">&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span class=\"wpcr3_caps\">Katherine Curran<\/span>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<span class=\"wpcr3_item_name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medelit.com\/uk\/reviews-testimonials\/\">Medelit UK<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcr3_clear\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wpcr3_content\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<p>I used Medelit to book physiotherapy for an elderly family member in London. 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