# Any sciatica advice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sciatica-advice/383518 "2006-12-09T23:57:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sciatica-advice/383518/21 "2006-12-10T23:24:20Z")
This will have to wait a while, but you might consider asking about an epidural block. My mom had one when she was in her seventies and has had no more sciatica pain since. ---
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sciatica-advice/383518/22 "2006-12-11T00:36:34Z")
Try reading John Sarno’s book, _Healing Back Pain_ [Healing Back Pain](http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-Mind-Body-Connection/dp/0446392308/sr=1-2/qid=1165797340/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-7542492-9165453?ie=UTF8&s=books) ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sciatica-advice/383518/23 "2006-12-11T06:31:30Z")
On the hot bath issue, it’s fine as long as the water isn’t hot enough to raise your core body temperature. You don’t want that to go over 102F. [This article from the American Pregnancy Association](http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/hottubs.htm) has the full scoop on the issue. Good luck with the sciatica - I had it both times I was pregnant, and although warm baths and yoga stretches helped a little, getting those little squirmers out and off the sciatic nerve was the only permanent cure for me! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sciatica-advice/383518.md?page=1)