Other treatments for sciatica · painkilling injections · a procedure to seal off some of the nerves in your back so they stop sending pain signals · surgery – an ...SkiptomaincontentHomeHealthAtoZBacktoHealthAtoZSciaticaSciaticaiswherethesciaticnerve,whichrunsfromyourlowerbacktoyourfeet,isirritatedorcompressed.Itusuallygetsbetterin4to6weeksbutcanlastlonger.CheckifyouhavesciaticaIfyouhavesciatica,your:bottombackofyourlegfootandtoesmayfeel:painful–thepainmaybestabbing,burningorshootingtingling–likepinsandneedlesnumbweakYoursymptomsmaybeworsewhenmoving,sneezingorcoughing.Youmayalsohavebackpain,butit'snotusuallyasbadasthepaininyourbottom,legorfoot.Information:Youprobablydonothavesciaticaifyouonlyhavebackpain.HowyoucaneasethepainyourselfSciaticausuallygetsbetterin4to6weeks,butitcansometimeslastlonger.Tohelprelieveyourpainandspeeduprecovery:Docarryonwithyournormalactivitiesasmuchaspossibleregularexercisesforsciaticastartgentleexerciseassoonasyoucan–anythingthatgetsyoumovingcanhelpholdheatpackstothepainfulareas–youcanbuythesefrompharmaciesaskyourpharmacistaboutpainkillers–NSAIDslikeibuprofenareoftenrecommended–paracetamolonitsownisunlikelytorelieveyourpainputasmall,firmcushionbetweenyourkneeswhensleepingonyourside,orseveralfirmpillowsunderneathyourkneeswhenlyingonyourbackDon’tdonotsitorliedownforlongperiods–evenifmovinghurts,it'snotharmfulandcanhelpyougetbetterfasterdonotusehotwaterbottlestoeasethepain–youcouldscaldyourselfifyourskinisnumbNon-urgentadvice:SeeaGPifthepain:hasnotimprovedaftertryinghometreatmentsforafewweeksisgettingworseisstoppingyoudoingyournormalactivitiesInformation:Coronavirus(COVID-19)update:howtocontactaGPIt'sstillimportanttogethelpfromaGPifyouneedit.TocontactyourGPsurgery:visittheirwebsiteusetheNHSAppcallthemFindoutaboutusingtheNHSduringCOVID-19Immediateactionrequired:GotoA&Eorcall999ifyou:havesciaticaonbothsideshaveweaknessornumbnessinbothlegsthat'ssevereorgettingworsehavenumbnessaroundorunderyourgenitals,oraroundyourbottom(anus)findithardtostartpeei