# Sciatica sufferers, what releives the pain?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-sufferers-what-releives-the-pain/360192 "2006-06-10T10:32:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-sufferers-what-releives-the-pain/360192/21 "2006-12-11T06:52:09Z")

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As stated early in the thread, described in layman’s terms (and by a good number of doctors and what they toss you out of ER with) sciatica is a general phrase for low back/hip/down the leg pain\*. Which exercises that are beneficial generally depend on the specific site of pain and actions that hurt/help the pain. I would suggest you see a physiotherapist.

\*actual sciatica involve impingement of the sciatic nerve.

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