| If you suffer from sciatica then sharp shooting pains | | | | some of the bad habits and stressful postural |
| and constant state of discomfort will be all too | | | | tendencies that the sufferer has picked up over the |
| familiar to you. Like most back problems, treating it | | | | course of their life. By simply correcting the way you |
| successfully can be difficult, and usually involves | | | | sit or walk, the stress and tensions that the body |
| regular medical treatments. | | | | creates for itself are removed, resulting in less pain |
| However, by understanding what sciatica actually is, it | | | | from ailments such as sciatica. |
| becomes clear that the Alexander Technique can be | | | | A STAT qualified Alexander Technique teacher will |
| of great benefit to sufferers of all ages. | | | | use gentle hands-on techniques to correct the bad |
| What is Sciatica? | | | | habits, rather than rigorous massage methods, |
| Sciatica is the result of a trapped sciatic nerve. When | | | | meaning the patient should feel no pain from the |
| this nerve is trapped, pain can be felt from the lower | | | | technique itself. |
| back, down the buttock to the back of the knee, | | | | Discovering and correcting the faults over time |
| and sometimes right to the bottom of the feet. | | | | By discovering the actual cause of sciatica in an |
| Irritation can be caused by accidents, a slipped disc or | | | | individual, the Alexander Technique teacher will be |
| infections. | | | | able to adapt and create a unique programme of |
| A fully trained Alexander Technique teacher will be | | | | postural reconfiguration and re-education that can in |
| able to easily identify the symptoms of sciatica and | | | | time reduce the pain caused by this condition. |
| will know how to use the technique in order to make | | | | As mentioned, this cannot be achieved in one visit. It |
| a noticeable difference to the client. | | | | takes time to re-learn how to walk, sit and run |
| How can the Alexander Technique help Sciatica? | | | | properly again, but the Alexander Technique has |
| The symptoms of sciatica can be very painful and it | | | | been proven to greatly reduce the chronic pain |
| is important to stress that there is no quick fix or | | | | associated with sciatica. |
| magic cure. However an Alexander Technique | | | | Investing in a local Alexander Technique course can |
| teacher can effectively treat sciatica buy identifying | | | | make a big difference to sciatica sufferers. |