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Personally I have had Sciatica for years at least 12. It started when I begin to spend a lot of my day on the computer. Specifically it started when a client suggested I needed a very expensive ergonomic chair. Within about 3 months I had a problem that has yet to be resolved. I was a poker dealer for 15 years and that probably did not help either.

I have run the gamete of medical tests with a “Gee we just don’t know” result. A Psychic healer got me through 2 years pain free. Then the problem returned. Pain killers were not an option for me so I have learned to live with the chronic pain.

Yesterday I happened onto “thelosethebackpain” website and am going to try the program.
I will let you know how it works

What is Sciatica?

If your sciatic nerve becomes inflamed, the condition is called sciatica (pronounced si-ad-i-ka). The pain can be intense! It often follows the path of your nerve down the back of your legs and thighs, ankle, foot and toes, but it can also radiate to your back. Along with burning, sharp pains, you may also feel nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, tingling, prickling, crawling sensations, or tenderness. Ironically, your leg may also feel numb.

To complicate matters, although sciatica pain is usually in the back of the legs or thighs, in some people it can be in the front or the side of the legs, or even in the hips. For some, the pain is in both legs – bilateral sciatica!

The quality of pain may vary. There may be constant throbbing, but then it may let up for hours or even days. It may ache or be knife-like. Sometimes postural changes, like lying down or changing positions, affect the pain, and sometimes they don’t. In severe cases, sciatica can cause a loss of reflexes or even a wasting of your calf muscles.

For sciatica sufferers, a good night’s sleep may be a thing of the past. Simple things like walking, sitting, or standing up can be difficult or impossible.

What Causes Sciatica?
Sciatica is caused by irritation of the root(s) of the lower lumbar and lumbosacral spine.

Additional common causes of sciatica include:

• Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back)
• Degenerative disc disease (breakdown of discs, which act as cushions between the vertebrae)
• Spondylolisthesis (a condition in which one vertebra slips forward over another one)
• Pregnancy

Other things that may make your back pain worse include being overweight, not exercising regularly, wearing high heels, or sleeping on a mattress that is too soft.

How do you stop the pain?

LosetheBackPain.com Is a great resource.
You might be interested in checking out the videos HERE.
Get your free “The 7 Day Back Pain Cure” book HERE.