Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis for what is irritating the root of the nerve, causing the pain. This point is important, because treatment for sciatica or sciatic symptoms often differs, depending upon the underlying cause of the symptoms and pain levels.
Many of my clients have benefited from my massage therapy techniques which involves relaxing the muscles in the area where the sciatic nerve may get compressed. Two main areas are the low back and the gluteal region (periformis muscle)