Do you experience pain that radiates down from your lower back into your leg? If so, the sciatic nerve may be involved. The good news is that most people’s sciatica pain can be managed and can even improve without any invasive procedures. Yes, you can actually get sciatica pain treatment at home, and it’s effective.
Let’s learn more about sciatic nerve pain and how the Chirp Wheel+ can ease your sciatica pain symptoms.
Sciatica pain is pain that branches from your lower back, through your hips and buttocks, and down the back of one of your legs to the thigh, knee, or calf (tracing the path of the sciatic nerve). The cause of this pain is often a herniated disk, bone spur (overgrowth of bone), or spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spine). Any of these can compress on the sciatic nerve, which results in inflammation, numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, and pain.
The pain can vary widely, and may feel like any of the following:
There are a variety of risk factors that can increase your chance of experiencing sciatica:
The Chirp Wheel+ (previously named the Plexus Wheel+) is a back and sciatica pain treatment you can use at home. Its 5” width is the perfect size for massaging your neck, fitting between your shoulder blades to reach those hard-to-reach spots all the way down past the small of your back where sciatica nerve pain originates.
The groove that runs down the center of the wheel provides a 4-way stretch, both lengthwise and widthwise, for the muscles that run alongside your spine. So when your sciatic nerve spasms, the Chirp Wheel+ with its patented spinal canal and proprietary Compression Sensitive Padding™ will open up your back muscles for comfort and relaxation, calming the pain.
It’s important to know that even though sciatica pain hurts, it’s likely not doing your body any harm. While surgery or injections are an option for people having severe and long-lasting sciatic nerve pain, they are often more drastic and risky procedures than what is normally required. Usually, treatment is geared toward managing pain and keeping the body active while it does its job to fix itself.
However, please see your physician for a proper diagnosis and treatment options if you experience any of the following:
For preventing sciatica pain from happening in the first place, there are three things you can do:
If you are already experiencing sciatic pain, the good news is that the Chirp Wheel+ can help with sciatic nerve pain relief. If you need sciatica treatment at home, doing the following exercise 3–5 times a day for just a few minutes each time can offer you the relief you need.
“...My husband and I both start with the initial spine cracking—to get that out of the way. The adjustments are always nice but they’re secondary to what this wheel is capable of. Then we move to a neck stretch—no weight. Just slouch down on the wheel until you feel a little neck pull.
Then we move to our upper backs/shoulder blades—we like to focus on relieving muscle tension here. Moving very slowly.
About mid-back onward, where it moves from thoracic to lumbar is where the magic happens. We move one vertebrae at a time, holding the position for a few deep breaths and forcing your muscles to let go. Fully relaxing is challenging. That’s why we spend a good amount of time per vertebrae.
At the very end of the spine, your head is likely resting on the ground now, we relax our legs straight and hold this position.
When we’re ready to come out of it we move with the wheel very very slowly and immediately lie flat with legs bent to keep the spine straight.
The openness and fluidity you’ll feel in your back after this stretch is unlike anything we’ve ever felt. The whole process should take 15 minutes at the minimum. It sounds like a long time but for the relief you’ll feel it’s worth it. To say we’re addicted to our chirp wheel is an understatement . . . we simply can’t live without it!”
There are a few reasons why this simple stretch works so well and feels so good. First, the Chirp Wheel+ works with the natural curvature of your spine so you aren’t tweeking it out of place. Second, the four-way stretch gently pulls the muscles alongside your spine both vertically and horizontally, which really warms and opens them up. Finally, this posture also opens up the front and sides of your body, where tension also builds up and transfers to your back.
There are three different sizes of Chirp Wheel+ to choose from when mobilizing your spine to relieve your sciatica pain, but which is best . . . the 12” gentle, 10” medium, or 6” deep tissue? Here’s a guide to help:
All of the wheels replace foam rollers by massaging deeply into your muscles. The wheels are also easy to travel with, fitting in almost any suitcase.
Each wheel can easily support up to 500 lbs, so no matter your height and weight, there is a wheel that will fit you comfortably and support your every stretch.
If you’re ready for sciatica pain relief, order your Chirp Wheel+ today!
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