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Sciatic pain can be excruciating enough to cause pain in both the short and long-term. While there are several ways to address the problem with therapy, exercises in mild to moderate cases, severe cases need medical treatment.
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Howtoget relieffromsciaticapain inyourbed? Sciaticpaincanbeexcruciatingenoughtocausepaininboththeshortandlong-term. Whilethereareseveralwaystoaddresstheproblemwiththerapy,exercisesinmildto moderatecases,severecasesneedmedicaltreatment.Ineithercase,yourmattressplays anessentialroleinmaintaining yourspinalhealth,especiallypost-surgerycare.Sciatic paincanbechallengingtoeliminatecompletely,butthebestwaytotreatsciaticais medicalcareandtherapyandpost-surgerycareandmaintenance. What isSciatica? A sharppain,oftenpulsatingfromthelowerback totheback ofyourlegs,iscalled sciaticpain.Thepainarisesout ofaherniated disc,commonlyknownasa'slippeddisc.' Becauseofthecompressionofthesciaticnervestuckbetweenthedeformedskeletal alignment,thenervesendsapainsignaltoourbrain.Thisconditionisknownassciatica. Themaincharacteristicofsciaticaisthatitisconnectedbecauseofthelengthofthe sciaticnerve.DifferentconditionscancauseSciaticaorsciaticpaininyourbody.Muscle spasms,sacroiliacjointdysfunction,lumbardegenerativediscdisease,amongother medicallydiagnosedissues. Sciaticacanbeworsewithage,obesity,skeletaldegenerativediseases,amongother diagnosedconditions.Moreover,sciaticacanalsobeasideeffector resultfrom tumors andskeletalinjuries,andinternalbloodclots.Thebestwaytotellif it'ssciatica,muscle pull,oranyotherissueistocheck ifitradiatesfrom yourlowerback tobuttockstoeither ofyourlegs. Whydoessciaticaworseninbed? Sciaticaismainlyanervoussystemissuethatisasideeffectofissueswithyourskeletal system.Itgetsworseinbedbecauseofmanyfactors,themainbeing impropersupportor cushioningfrom yourmattress.Incompatibleorlow-qualitymattressescanresultin lowerbackpainandcauseyoursciaticatoworseinbed.Itwouldbebesttohave amattressthatsupportsandcushionsyourlowerback,pelvicarea,andlegs.Moreover, thesleepingpositionalsoplaysanintegralpartintakingcareofsciaticpain. Hereishowsciaticaworsenswithsleeping orientationsandincompatibleorlow-quality mattresses: 1.Sleeping orientation: Sleepingonthesidewithoutpropersupportforyourkneesandanincompatiblemattress canleadtoadditionalstressonthenerve.Onceyouhavefiguredoutthepaininglegand partofyourbody,itisnota goodideatosleeponeitherside.Sleepingontheside, stomach,orevenfetalorientationisabadideaandcanworsenyoursciatica.Moreover,it wouldhelpifyoualwaysusedthecushioningsupportofapillowinsciaticatohelp
relievethepainandpressurefromyourlowerback andpelvicregion.Pillowsupport shouldalwaysbebeneathyourkneesinsteadofbetweenthemsandwichedinaside sleepingorientation. 2.Bad-qualityorincompatiblemattresses: Ifyouhavebeendiagnosedwithsciaticarecentlybecauseofanaccidentandalreadyuse amedium-firmmattress,youcancontinueusingit.However,ifyouhavedeveloped sciaticabecauseofissueswithinternalsystemsandhavebeenliving asedentarylifestyle ignoringyourwakingandsleepinghealth,itis timetoswitch.Youshouldalwaysconsult yourdoctorfororthopedicorothermattressesthatwork foryourdegreeofsciaticpain. Supposeyouuseextracushioningorsoftmattressesingeneral.Inthatcase,itisa good ideatoswitchtoamedium-firmmattressoradualcomfortmattressifyourdoctor suggestsitisatemporaryissue.Amedium-firmsurfaceononesideandafirmorextra firmsurfaceontheothersidetousewhenyoustartfeelingbetterfromsciaticpain. Howtosleepwithsciaticaorusethebestpositionsforsciaticpain: Sleepingwithsciaticaneedsmorethanjustachangeinsleepingorientationandtherapy. Ifyouhavebeendiagnosedwithshort-orlong-termsciaticcare,itisthebesttime toinvestinanorthopedicmattress.Amedium-firm orthopedicmattressordualcomfort mattressisidealfordealingwithsciatica.Moreover,youwouldalsohavetosleep differently,ideallyonyourbackwithyourkneesraised. 1.Sleepingorientationchanges: Ifyoulovesleepingonthesideorina fetalposition,sciaticademandsdifferently.To startontheroadtorecovery,youwouldneedtochangeyoursleepingpattern, specificallysleeping orientation.Sleeping oneithersidewithorwithoutakneesupport pillowsandwichedinbetweenwouldn'twork.Thebestpositiontotryforsciaticpainis togoforasleeping-on-the-backsleepinglifestyle.Additionally,youwouldalso needsleepingpillowsupporttoplacebeneathyourcalves.Thissleeping orientation allowsthelowerback andpelvictorelaxandrelievepressurefromtheuppervertebrae. Moreover,sleepingwithasupportpillowtoelevateyourlegswouldhelpeithersidebe freeofsciaticpainasneithersidewouldfacethepressurefromthebed.Sciaticpain needsyourlowerbackandpelvicareatoberelaxedandproperlyalignedwithcushioning support.Thiskindofmattressallowsyourpelvicareatofeelrelaxedfromthe overwhelmingorunderwhelmingsupportfromyourbodyandasoftmattress, respectively. Sleepingonthesidecanalsobeagoodideaincaseofmildtomoderatesciaticaand dependingonbodyweight.Peoplewithinjurybasedsciaticacangoforthischoiceand sleeponthesidewithoutpain.Theothersideshouldhaveadequatesupportwithaknee supportpillowjustenoughtomakebothlegsseemparallel.Ifthisdoesn'tcauseanypain, youcanevenadoptasem-fetalpositionandinclineyourkneesata90-degreeangleto yourbody.Thekneesupportshouldmakeyourpainingleghavesomerelieffromthe compressionofthesciaticnerve.
2. Medium-firmmattress: Youneedamedium-firmmattressordualcomfortmattresstohelpsupportyourpelvic areaandbackyetnotmakeituncomfortable.Inthecaseofsciatica,sinceyourentire backdoesn'thurt,itisokaytorelyonsomecushioningsupport;otherwise,yoursleep wouldn'tbeascomfortable.Moreover,amedium-firmmattresstakestheloadoffyour lowervertebraeandsupportsyourbackandpelvicareaatthesametime.Thebestwayto addresssciaticpainiswithamedium-firmlatexfoammattress,dualcomfortmattresses, orotherconfigurationsaslongasyoucantakecareofsleeping onthebackorientation. Worstsleepingpositionsforsciaticpain: Theworstsleeping positionsforsciaticpainareabdominal,fetalwithoutsupport,oreven theside.Theseorientationsarebad dependinguponcertainfactorswhichinfluencehow yoursciaticneverrelaxes.Ifyouareoverweight,sidesupport,fetalorstomachsupport, wouldworsen.Sleeping onthebackwouldbetheidealconditionforsleeping comfortablywithbothmildandseveresciatica. Sleeping ontheside: Sleepingonthesideisthewrongchoiceforpeoplewithsevereorabovemoderate severitysciatica.Thisisbecausenotonlywouldyourmattressandbodyweightsupport theunevenproportionsofyourbodybutthemattresstoo.Moreover,sleepingontheside wouldfurthercompressyoursciaticnerveunlessyouusekneesupportinmildto moderatecases.Sleepingonthesidewouldalsonotgiverelieffromthemuchneeded lowerbackpain.Onasoftmattresssleepingonthesidewouldcauseextremediscomfort inyourentirebackarea,includingyourlumbarregion.Itmayseemlikeyouneedmore cushioning,butyouneedsupporttohelpthenerveandmusclesrecoverinthesciaticpain area. Fetal position: Sleepinginthefetalpositioncancausethealreadycompressedandstrainedsciaticnerve tofacefurtherdiscomfort.Ifyouhavesciaticpain,youknowevenamilddiscomfortin additiontothepulsating painwouldmakeithardertosleep.However,sciaticpaincan staythesameorworseninthefetalpositionsinceitmightmakeyouturnmoreatnight andwakeupfromsleepinexcruciatingpain. Atbest,youcouldtrytoholdyourkneesata90-degreeangletothebodyasmentioned above,thattooifthedoctorrecommendsit.Thedegree,nature,andkindofsciaticpain candiffersignificantlydependingfrompersontoperson.Asaresult,itneedsextracare, bothmedicalandpost-medical(post-surgery),andsomelevelofphysiotherapyasperthe doctor'sprescription. Onthestomach: Sleepingonthestomachwouldmakeyoursciaticaalotworsethanitwouldstartoutto be.Thisisbecause:
Everyonehasdifferentabdominalfatlevels,andyouneedsomethingthatsupportsand relievesyourlowerback,pelvicregion,andthepainingleg. • Differentmattressescanyielddifferentresults,andsleepingoncushionedmattresses likememoryfoam,PUFoam,orextrafirminnerspringorrebondedmattressescanstrain thespine.Notonlywoulditstrainyourlower back,butcauseunevenpressureonthe • pelvicarea,throughwhichyoursciaticnervepasses.Theseissueswouldmakeyour sciaticpainmuchworseandpossiblyneedsurgeryoradvancedmedicalcare. • Bestmattressestoavoidsciaticpain: • Whilethereareonlymediumfirmlatexfoamorpocketcoil-basedmedium-firm mattressestorelyontorelievesciaticpain,preventionisdifferent.Sincesciaticaisn't alwaysbecauseofinjury,itcan bebecauseof aherniateddisc,degenerativediseases,and otherinternalissues.Accordingly,itwouldneeddifferentmattresstypestotakecareof yourlowerback andpelvicarea.Thebestwaytotryandavoidsciaticpainisbyrelying onamedium-firmtofirmsupportivemattressthathelpssupportyourspine. • Herearethemattressestocheckifyouwanttostrengthenyourcoreandavoidsciaticaas bestaspossible: • Latexfoammattress: • Alatexfoammattressisamedium-firmoptionwithabouncefactortohelpsupportyour lowerback.Asyouneedsupportforyourspineandalignmentinbothsidesandon-the- backsleepingpositions,alatexfoammattresscanbeinvaluableforthisscenario. • Moreover,latexfoam mattresseslastlongandhelpmakeyourbodyfitterwiththeir varieduse,soifyoubuyoneforyoursciaticpaintoday,itwillcontinuetohelpeven afteryouarebetterorcuredcompletely.Moreover,medium-firmmattresseslikelatex • foamareessentialassleepingonthesidemightbetoocomfortabletoavoidinthe recoverystage.Peoplewithaveragebodyweightcanenjoysleepingonthesideorinthe 90-degreesideinclinedfetalpositionmentionedabove. • Orthopedicmattresses:Innerspringmattresseswithaflat,firmsurfacelikethe BonnellCoilorpocketcoilcanbeusefulinhelping supportyourlowerbackandsides. Accordingly,youwouldneedbettercareandhavetopaymoreattentiontosleeping positions.Youshouldalwaysfollowwhatthedoctorsaysinmattersoftherapy, mattresses,andsleepingorientations. • Orthopedicmattressesareusuallymedium-firmtofirmandhelpsupportyourspineand • helpstrengthenyourcore.Dualcomfortmattresseswithonesidemediumfirm andextra firmsurfaceswouldalsowork.Thisway,youcanhavesomethingtolookforwardto sleepcomfortablypost-recovery. • Conclusion: • Sciaticaisoneofmanyconditionsthatcanarisefromalackofcareforyoursleepand
generalhealth.Thebestwaytoaddresssuchissuesisbytakingcareofyourbackand bodywiththehelpofacompatiblemattressandexercise.Exercisecanhelpkeepyour bodyintopshapeeveninthesenioryearsand avoidissueslikesciatica,herniateddiscs inearlyage,andsedentarylifestylestoo.Moreover,takingcareofsciaticacanbeashort andlongtermprocessandneedstimeanddedicatedcaretogetbackonyourfeet.Even inthiscondition,youshouldtryandwalkaslyingonthebedwithpaincouldworsen.
