Sciatica Treatment in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs
Struggling with sciatica?
Does this describe you?
- Does getting your shoes and socks on in the morning feel like a battle?
- Does sitting for more than 20 minutes leave you with a burning or shooting pain down your leg?
- Do you wake up stiff and sore, needing several minutes just to get moving?
- Do you find yourself constantly shifting position — searching for somewhere comfortable?
- Has the pain made you pull back from walking, driving, or social plans?
- Is the tingling or numbness in your foot or calf starting to worry you?
- Are you relying on pain medication just to get through a normal day?
Sciatica
What is sciatica?
Sciatica is not a diagnosis — it’s a symptom. The pain, tingling, or numbness travelling into your leg is your body signalling that the sciatic nerve is being irritated somewhere along its path.
- A bulging or herniated disc pressing on the nerve
- A tight muscle deep in the buttock compressing it
- A sudden heavy load or awkward movement
Sciatic Nerve Pain
Why won’t my sciatica go away?
Sciatic nerve pain occurs when the longest nerve in your body — running from your lower back all the way to your foot — is irritated, compressed, or inflamed at any point along its path. If you have been resting or stretching for weeks without progress, the most likely reason is that the underlying cause has not been identified. A clear hands-on assessment is where that changes.
The BeFit sciatica assessment and treatment plan
Our sciatica assessment and treatment plan
Step 1 — Comprehensive consultation
We take your full history, explore what aggravates your symptoms, and carry out a hands-on assessment to find exactly why the nerve is being irritated. You leave with a clear picture of what is going on and a plan built around you.
Step 2 — Hands-on treatment
Treatment is matched to your specific cause — manual therapy, targeted exercises, and activity guidance to keep you moving without flaring things up. Every session is progressed based on how you are responding.
Step 3 — Road to recovery
Once symptoms settle, we build the strength and movement patterns that protect your spine, and give you the tools to manage your body with confidence going forward.
Is sciatica treatment right for you?
If any of these sound familiar, a physio assessment is a sensible next step
- Shooting or burning pain that travels from your lower back into your leg
- Tingling or numbness in your foot or calf
- Pain that worsens with sitting, bending, or lifting
- Symptoms that have not improved after several weeks of rest
- Sciatica that keeps coming back after settling down
We are here to help. Book an assessment at our Edgecliff or Coogee clinic and we will help you get to the bottom of what is going on.