One of the things that surprised me most when I first started my career as a physiotherapist was just how big an impact negative emotions, like stress, anxiety and depression, can have on a painful problem. There’s no better example of this than the relationship between emotional stress and sciatica.
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The Relationship Between Smoking and Sciatica and Why You NEED to Quit
With people who are suffering from pain related to a herniated disc, due to the relationship between smoking and sciatica, quitting can be a huge help in the recovery process.