Treat Sciatic Pain with Massage
Treat Sciatic Pain with Massage
.MP4, AVC, 1280x720, 30 fps | English, AAC, 2 Ch | 2h 25m | 3.16 GB
Instructor: Shane Spencer
.MP4, AVC, 1280x720, 30 fps | English, AAC, 2 Ch | 2h 25m | 3.16 GB
Instructor: Shane Spencer
A Step-by-Step Course for Beginners & Therapists
What you'll learn
- How to safely treat sciatic pain using massage, stretching, and nerve flossing techniques.
- How to calm the nervous system during a sciatic flare-up using gentle shiatsu-based bodywork.
- Effective ways to decompress the spine, mobilize the hips, and release tension from the lower back and glutes.
- Step-by-step guidance for both therapists and non-professionals to provide safe, supportive sciatic massage sessions.
Requirements
- No prior massage experience is required — this course is suitable for complete beginners.
- A willingness to use your hands and work gently with another person.
- Ideally, access to a massage table, but a firm bed or floor with blankets will also work.
- A partner to practice on (can be a friend, family member, or client).
- An open mind and a gentle, patient approach — less is more when dealing with sciatic pain.
Description
Struggling with sciatic pain — or treating clients who are?
This step-by-step course gives you the confidence, knowledge, and hands-on skills to ease sciatic pain using safe, effective massage techniques you can do at home or in a professional setting.
Whether you're a complete beginner, a partner or carer, or a massage therapist wanting to work with sciatic clients, this course will show you exactly how to relieve tension, reduce back spasms, and help restore mobility.
You’ll learn how to calm the nervous system, decompress the spine, mobilize the hips, and floss the sciatic nerve using simple but powerful techniques. All lessons are demonstrated clearly with real clients and guided by Shane (Shiatsu Shane), an experienced therapist with over 15 years of hands-on practice.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Calm back spasms using Shiatsu-inspired techniques
- Floss the sciatic nerve to relieve tension from the lower back to the feet
- Gently stretch and mobilize the hips and glutes to release pressure
- Support loved ones or clients during acute sciatic flare-ups
- Feel confident treating sciatic pain without needing complex anatomy or deep pressure work
You’ll learn techniques such as:
- Palming and pressure holds to calm the nervous system
- Cross-body spinal stretches to decompress tight muscles
- Foot and ankle mobilizations to floss the sciatic nerve
- Gentle glute releases to target common nerve entrapment sites
- Traction and light compression to open space around the spine
Who this course is for:
- Massage therapists wanting to help sciatic clients safely and effectively
- Complete beginners who want to support friends, partners, or family
- Bodyworkers looking to add sciatic nerve techniques to their toolkit
- Anyone dealing with sciatic pain who wants to understand what helps (and what doesn’t)
What you’ll need:
No prior experience required. Just a willing pair of hands, a partner to practice on, and ideally a massage table or firm surface like a futon or floor mat.
Relieving sciatic pain doesn’t need to be complicated — just calm, clear, and kind. Let’s get started.
Who this course is for:
- Massage therapists looking to confidently treat clients suffering from sciatic pain or back spasms.
- Students or bodyworkers who want to deepen their understanding of nerve pain and safe hands-on techniques.
- Partners and carers who want to support a loved one through sciatic flare-ups with effective at-home relief.
- Anyone suffering from sciatic symptoms, looking for practical, gentle ways to reduce pain and improve mobility.
Treat Sciatic Pain with Massage
