1.  Pressure placed on a nerve in the spine, such as the sciatic nerve.  This pressure typically arises from a mechanical malfunction in your back, often from a damaged or damaged disc, which may have moved from its correct position in your spinal column.

2.  'Frozen' or 'seized' muscles that have gone into a protective spasm in response to your body sensing that there is a problem in your back.  

These muscles 'freeze' to protect your spine from (further) damage.  The problem is they tend to stay frozen long after the protection is needed and the muscle stiffness can put stresses on your spine that pull it out of alignment and continue the sciatica.

The impact and severity of sciatic pain vary from person to person and from one episode to another.  Generally, the pain and other effects are proportional to the mechanical distortion in your spine.

This is why the pain and sensations change when you change your position e.g. standing vs. sitting vs. lying down.  Also, one side of your back, or one leg may feel normal, whilst the other feels really painful.

The Good News 

When your sciatica is at its worst it can be very painful, but the good news is that it is unlikely that your back will suffer permanent damage. In general, episodes last from a few days or weeks to a few months.

The point of this site is to provide access to simple exercises and a natural health program that you can use to reduce the chance that your sciatica will come back.

These exercise and designed to strengthen your back and body and to make you more supple, so you are better prepared to deal with the mechanical stresses that can affect your back.

Things You Can Do To Help Your Back

1.  Learn More About Your Back.  If you want learn more about your back, sciatica and how to deal with your back pain, subscribe to our free Back Exercise Course

2.  Get help from a back specialist.  We suggest you find yourself a good chiropractor.

3.  Start an exercise program to strengthen your back and the core muscles that support it.  We recommend the Better Back System

4.  Start a eating/diet regime that gives your body the nutrition it needs to function and heal properly.  We recommend the Body Balance nutrition supplement to make sure your body gets what it needs.

Remember to read our disclaimer.  We are not medical practitioners and you should always consult your doctor or health practitioner, especially if you experience  progressive weakness in the legs or difficulties with bladder or bowel functions (e.g. incontinence).