Get Relief From Back Pain - The Right Side and Down the Right Leg

spinal stenosis

Before you can get relief from back pain on the right side or left side of the lower back that tends to run down the butt and back of the legs, you need to know what is causing it. The most common cause of the pain is due to the sciatic nerve being damaged or having pressure place on it from numerous sources such as:

o Herniated discs

o A damaged or bruised Piriformis muscle

o Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (a nerve compression disorder)

And there are a few others.

When the sciatic nerve becomes damaged or has pressure placed on it, it becomes inflamed; this inflammation, is the cause of the pain you feel in the lower part of the back that extends down the leg. Many people use a heating pad to try and get relief from the pain of sciatica but, this is the wrong thing to do as heat only inflames more so, when the heat is removed the pain is usually worse. The reason the heat feels good when applied is because the heat tends to deaden the nerve ending receptors so they are not sending the pain signals to the brain.

Inflammation of the sciatic nerve should be treated, the same as you would treat any injury that involves inflammation such as, a sprained wrist or ankle, you apply cold or ice packs for twenty minutes at a time every two or so hours until the swelling and inflammation subside.

One other thing that can be done to relieve sciatica is stretching exercises some time refereed to as backward extensions. These extensions help to realign the discs and vertebrae in the lower back which, when out of alignment, place pressure on or pinch the sciatic nerve causing the nerve to become inflamed. With the right treatment program you can become pain free and stay pain free by performing the exercises outlined and can be done in just eight to ten minutes a day.