Sciatica pain is a debilitating condition which usually calls for narcotics.Exercise is also very important,your doctor can show you.If you have a stomach on you then you need to slim down.Sciatica pain is caused by pressure on the sciatica nerve the biggest nerve in the entire human body.You have to find out what's causing the pressure on the nerve.Usually it's a bulging disc.All of the above apply to a bulging disc.Remember not to lie around on your back, get up and get moving as much as you can.The days of going to bed to rest a sore back are gone......Good luck..Dave