Acupressure massage

Acupressure massage is one of the home remedies for sciatica pain that is not used by many people. Patients can ask a professional to perform a massage to help heat the painful area, reduce pain, and numbness, and increase pain tolerance for the body. The patient lies face down on the bed, the practitioner uses the palm of the hand to rub evenly along the path of the sciatic nerve from the waist down to the buttocks, thighs, and shins. This also helps to relax tendon muscles, soften muscles, reduce spasticity, and relieve pressure on the sciatic nerve.

Massage can stimulate blood circulation, relieve pain, and bring blood to the affected area. The performer closes the fingers, the thumb is slightly pointed out, puts the palms on the muscle blocks along the path of the sciatic nerve, then squeezes gently. The performer needs to identify the acupuncture points and use the thumb to press on these points with moderate force to help relieve pain, heat up acupoints, increase blood circulation, and release pressure for the pinched sciatic nerve area.