DeRosa recommended some equipment that, in conjunction with proper exercises, can help assuage pain from sciatica. Before using any of the tools, be sure to consult with a physical therapist or doctor ...

In this instance, trigger-point therapy is best, says Jeff Smoot, vice president of the American Massage Therapy Association. The sciatic nerve sits underneath a muscle called the piriformis ...

MELT focuses on massage on either the feet or hands ... “You wouldn’t put a roller right on the sciatic nerve, where you have pain, because you’re creating compression in an area that ...

Sometimes, people with sciatic nerve pain refer to it as a burning pain or a deep ache, Delaney says. They may describe it as ...