Sciatica During Pregnancy
Sciatica is a painful inflammation of the sciatica nerve. During pregnancy it occurs due to the pressure or position of the growing baby. The pain courses along the path of the nerve, which is in the middle of the back of the leg. It affects only one leg.
Be sure to advise your physician or health care provider of this condition so that other pathologies or causes may be ruled out. Sciatica caused by pregnancy massage is very

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beneficial to reduce the pain.
Since lying on her back might exacerbate the pain, the mother should be lying on the unaffected side for this treatment; pillows should be placed between the knees and under her head. Massage only the affected leg.
The reflexology point for sciatica is the area around the outside of the anklebone. The hip reflexes around the heel play an important role in controlling the sciatic pain