When Sciatica Flares-up

Written By Dawna Leigh

Ouch! I woke in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, and the familiar pinchy pain in my left buttock told me a sciatica flare-up was starting.

Settling back into bed, I focused on my breath, letting it come and go naturally. I gently held my left middle finger, which harmonizes Gall-bladder energy—its pathway runs through that painful area. After a few minutes, I placed my right hand on the back of my neck between ear and shoulder, and my left hand on my forehead, relaxing and breathing deeply.

Within minutes, the tension in my left buttock eased, and by morning, there was no trace of the flare-up from just a few hours earlier.

Jin Shin Jyutsu® for sciatica relief is a gentle, accessible approach that can support not only intermittent inflammatory conditions but also stress and fatigue. Simple self-help techniques like holding specific fingers and mindful breathing can help manage flare-ups at home, bringing relief and a sense of calm.

If you’d like guidance on self-help for sciatica or other chronic discomforts, I offer personalized Jin Shin Jyutsu “house-cleaning” sessions in my studio, including practical instruction so you can learn to manage flare-ups with ease.

Dawna Leigh

415-755-7008

Dawna Leigh

As the author of these blog articles, I confess to being a bit of a body geek. My whole life, I experienced heightened sensitivities brought about by environment, as in allergies. And inner discomforts, which I now can attribute to an emotionally upheaving childhood. I thought I was hypochondriacal at one point and maybe I was! However, when I first met Jin Shin Jyutsu I gained an invaluable ally. Just holding my fingers in my first self-help class relieved anxieties and weird sensations for good … though I didn’t know it until one day I noticed they were all gone.

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