I KNOW EXACTLY WHY YOU ARE READING THIS AT 2 AM. YOU ARE STUCK IN THAT FAMILIAR, HELLISH CYCLE WHERE YOUR LEG FEELS LIKE IT IS ON FIRE, YOUR BACK IS THROBBING, AND NO MATTER HOW YOU TWIST OR TURN, THE PAIN JUST WILL NOT QUIT. YOU HAVE PROBABLY TRIED EVERY PILLOW ARRANGEMENT KNOWN TO MAN. YOU HAVE LIKELY BOUGHT AN EXPENSIVE MATTRESS THAT PROMISED THE WORLD BUT DELIVERED NOTHING BUT MORE FRUSTRATION. YOU MIGHT EVEN BE RELYING ON PILLS JUST TO GET A FEW HOURS OF UNINTERRUPTED SHUT-EYE.
I AM DEAN VOLK, AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL SCIATICA CONSULTANT WITH 34 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, I HAVE SEEN THIS STORY PLAY OUT OVER 5,000 TIMES. YOU ARE NOT BROKEN. YOU ARE NOT CRAZY. AND YOU ARE NOT ASKING FOR TOO MUCH BY WANTING A NIGHT OF PAIN-FREE SLEEP. THE REASON YOU ARE STILL SUFFERING IS SIMPLE BUT FRUSTRATING — EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT SCIATICA IS BACKWARDS.
IF YOU HAVE SPENT MONTHS (OR EVEN DECADES) CHASING RELIEF THROUGH TRADITIONAL METHODS AND FAILED, IT IS BECAUSE THOSE METHODS FOCUS ON THE SYMPTOM WHILE IGNORING THE BALANCE. WHEN YOU SLEEP, YOU ARE LIKELY MAKING CRITICAL MISTAKES THAT IRRITATE YOUR NERVE RATHER THAN CALMING IT. IT IS TIME TO FLIP THE SCRIPT AND LOOK AT YOUR SLEEP THROUGH THE LENS OF THE 180° SCIATICA SOLUTION.
- STRETCHING THE PAINFUL SIDE BEFORE BED
THIS IS THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE I SEE. YOU FEEL THAT TIGHTNESS IN YOUR GLUTE OR THE RADIATING BURN DOWN YOUR LEG, SO YOUR INSTINCT IS TO STRETCH IT. YOU DO THE PIRIFORMIS STRETCH OR THE KNEE-TO-CHEST POSE RIGHT BEFORE CLIMBING INTO BED. YOU THINK YOU ARE "LOOSENING" THE NERVE, BUT IN REALITY, YOU ARE PULLING ON A FIRE.
IMAGINE YOUR SCIATIC NERVE IS A FRAYED ROPE. EVERY TIME YOU STRETCH THE PAINFUL SIDE, YOU ARE TUGGING ON THOSE FRAYED ENDS. THIS SENSITIZES THE NERVE (MAKING IT EVEN MORE ANGRY) JUST BEFORE YOU LIE DOWN FOR EIGHT HOURS. THE SECRET IS NOT TO STRETCH THE PAIN — IT IS TO BALANCE THE BODY. I HAVE HELPED OVER 5,000 CLIENTS REALIZE THAT STRETCHING THE "WRONG" SIDE (THE NON-PAINFUL SIDE) IS OFTEN THE KEY TO SHUTTING OFF THE PAIN ON THE IRRIATED SIDE. STOP AGGRAVATING THE FIRE BEFORE YOU TRY TO SLEEP.
- FORCING YOURSELF INTO A "MEDICALLY CORRECT" POSITION
HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD THAT YOU MUST SLEEP FLAT ON YOUR BACK WITH A PILLOW UNDER YOUR KNEES? OR PERHAPS THAT YOU MUST SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE IN A PERFECT FETAL POSITION? IF YOU ARE FORCING YOUR BODY INTO A POSITION THAT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT JUST BECAUSE A DOCTOR OR A GOOGLE SEARCH TOLD YOU TO, YOU ARE LIKELY MAKING YOUR SCIATICA WORSE.
IN MY 34 YEARS OF PRACTICE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT COMFORT IS THE ULTIMATE SIGNAL. IF A "CORRECT" POSITION INCREASES THE TINGLING IN YOUR FOOT OR THE ACHE IN YOUR BACK, IT IS WRONG FOR YOU. YOUR BODY HAS INDIVIDUAL IMBALANCES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. FORCING A POSITION CREATES MUSCLE TENSION THAT LOCKS YOUR NERVE INTO A STATE OF IRRITATION. WE DO NOT MANAGE PAIN HERE — WE BREAK IT BY LISTENING TO THE BODY’S SIGNALS.
- LETTING THE TOP LEG "HANG" WHILE SIDE SLEEPING
IF YOU ARE A SIDE SLEEPER, PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR TOP LEG. MOST PEOPLE LET THAT TOP LEG DROP FORWARD AND DOWN UNTIL THE KNEE TOUCHES THE MATTRESS. THIS SEEMS COMFORTABLE FOR A MOMENT, BUT IT CREATES A MASSIVE TWIST IN YOUR PELVIS AND LOWER BACK.
THIS TWIST PUTS SUSTAINED PRESSURE ON THE SCIATIC NERVE FOR HOURS ON END. IT SUSTAINS THE VERY IMBALANCE THAT CAUSED YOUR SCIATICA IN THE FIRST PLACE! YOU MUST USE A FIRM PILLOW BETWEEN YOUR KNEES AND ANKLES TO KEEP YOUR PELVIS NEUTRAL. IF YOUR PELVIS IS BALANCED, YOUR NERVE CAN FINALLY BREATHE. (THIS SIMPLE 15-SECOND ADJUSTMENT CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WAKING UP AGONY AND WAKING UP REFRESHED).
- USING SLEEP AS A TIME TO "TREAT" THE NERVE
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO WEAR BRACES, USE TRACTION DEVICES, OR HOLD AGGRESSIVE STRETCHES WHILE THEY ARE IN BED. THEY THINK THAT IF THEY CAN JUST "HOLD" THE NERVE IN A CERTAIN WAY, IT WILL FIX ITSELF BY MORNING. THIS IS COMPLETELY BACKWARDS.
SLEEP IS FOR RECOVERY, NOT TREATMENT. YOUR NERVE NEEDS A TOTAL BREAK FROM TENSION. MY 180° SCIATICA SOLUTION TEACHES YOU THAT THE WORK HAPPENS DURING THE DAY SO THAT THE BODY CAN HEAL AT NIGHT. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO FORCE A "CORRECTIVE" STRETCH WHILE YOU SLEEP, YOU ARE PREVENTING THE NERVE FROM CALMING DOWN. YOU ARE KEEPING THE SYSTEM ON HIGH ALERT.
- BELIEVING YOUR MATTRESS IS THE ENEMY
HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU SPENT ON A NEW MATTRESS? I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME: "DEAN, I BOUGHT A $4,000 MEMORY FOAM BED AND MY BACK STILL HURTS." THAT IS BECAUSE THE MATTRESS IS RARELY THE PRIMARY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE BODY YOU ARE PUTTING ON THE MATTRESS.
IF YOUR BODY IS OUT OF BALANCE — MEANING ONE SIDE IS TIGHTER OR WEAKER THAN THE OTHER — NO MATTRESS IN THE WORLD WILL SAVE YOU. THE MATTRESS JUST REVEALS THE IMBALANCES YOU ALREADY HAVE. INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR A NEW BED, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT HOW TO BALANCE YOUR SYSTEM SO THAT YOU CAN SLEEP ON A COUCH, A HOTEL BED, OR THE FLOOR WITHOUT PAIN. WE FOCUS ON THE BALANCE → STABILIZE → RETURN FRAMEWORK TO MAKE YOUR BODY RESILIENT.
- RELYING ON PILLS TO KNOCK YOU OUT
I UNDERSTAND THE DESPERATION. WHEN YOU HAVE NOT SLEPT IN THREE DAYS, A PAIN KILLER OR A SLEEP AID SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER. BUT HERE IS THE DANGER: THESE MEDICATIONS MASK THE SIGNAL WITHOUT FIXING THE TRIGGER. THEY DO NOT "MANAGE" SCIATICA; THEY JUST SILENCE THE ALARM WHILE THE HOUSE IS STILL ON FIRE.
WHEN YOU ARE MEDICATED, YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO TWIST INTO AGGRAVATING POSITIONS WITHOUT REALIZING IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FEEL THE NERVE COMPLAINING. YOU WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING FEELING EVEN WORSE ONCE THE MEDS WEAR OFF. I WANT TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SHUT OFF THE PAIN NATURALLY BY REBALANCING THE BODY SO YOU DO NOT NEED A CHEMICAL CRUTCH TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT.
- IGNORING THE OPPOSITE SIDE
THIS IS THE CORE OF THE 180° REVERSAL. ALMOST EVERYONE WHO SUFFERS FROM SCIATICA FOCUSES ENTIRELY ON THE SIDE THAT HURTS. YOU MASSAGE THE PAINFUL SIDE, YOU HEAT THE PAINFUL SIDE, AND YOU SLEEP IN WAYS TO PROTECT THE PAINFUL SIDE.
BUT THE ANSWER IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. SCIATICA IS AN IMBALANCE. IF YOUR LEFT LEG HURTS, THE PROBLEM IS OFTEN HOW THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR BODY IS COMPENSATING. BY ONLY FOCUSING ON THE PAIN, YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION! WHEN WE WORK THE NON-PAINFUL SIDE TO BALANCE THE PELVIS, THE PRESSURE ON THE SCIATIC NERVE DISAPPEARS. THIS IS HOW I HAVE ACHIEVED A 95-97% SUCCESS RATE OVER THREE DECADES. IT IS RADICAL, IT IS DIFFERENT, AND IT WORKS.
YOU HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU HAVE DONE THE PT, THE CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS, THE INJECTIONS, AND MAYBE EVEN SURGERY. IF YOU ARE STILL IN PAIN, IT IS PROOF THAT THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH HAS FAILED YOU. IT IS TIME TO STOP TRUSTING PROMISES AND START TESTING PROOF.
I DO NOT WANT YOU TO COMMIT TO A LONG-TERM PROGRAM IF YOUR BODY DOES NOT RESPOND. THAT IS WHY I CREATED THE SCIATICA PROOF LAB. IT IS A FREE 3-DAY EXPERIENCE WHERE WE MEET 1:1 OVER ZOOM (30 MINUTES EACH DAY). I WILL PERSONALLY LISTEN TO YOUR FRUSTRATIONS, ASSESS YOUR MOVEMENTS, AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE EXACT 180° MOVEMENTS THAT WILL PROVE TO YOU — IN JUST 72 HOURS — THAT RELIEF IS POSSIBLE.
STOP SETTLING FOR SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. STOP ACCEPTING A LIFE OF "MANAGING" PAIN. RECLAIM YOUR LIFE AND GET BACK TO WALKING, TRAVELING, AND PLAYING WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS WITHOUT THAT BURNING HANGING OVER YOUR HEAD.
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