I may be wrong, but my understanding of when I get that unbearable pain is because the sciatic nerve is pinched due to various reasons. My question is, after it is pinched what causes whatever caused the pinching to release it? How do muscle relaxers help?
I hope my questions make sense.
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The sciatic nerve comes away from the spine from just above the sacrum and runs underneath the glutes and various adductors attached to your femur. Sometimes the inflammation of those muscles causes them to irritate the sciatic nerve, sending pain to the lower back and/or down into the leg. This is often referred to as “sciatica.” This is one way (and possibly the most common way) that the sciatic nerve can be “pinched.” Targeted massage in the area of the glutes frequently reduces the pressure on the nerve, relieving the pain.
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