Mary, vacuuming, sweeping are also not good. Anything with that push-pull motion will aggravate the pain. Ibuprofen is supposed to be good for relieving pain. Also, Broemlian (may be mispelled) is an ingredient in pineapple that is a natural muscle relaxer. You can also buy it in capsules at the health food store.
Best remedy - Father, heal Mary by releasing the pain that is being caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve. Reveal any root causes or issues that may be causing it and remove the root Father. In Jesus name I declare health and wholeness for Mary. Amen
I understand very well how much sciatic pain hurts, so I can really sympathize. What has helped me is simple back exercises that has brought me great relief. (I actually got those back exercises from googling "back exercises for sciatic pain" and step by step pictures would come up on how to do it.)
In the meantime, I will pray for the Lord's complete healing, dear sister. Prayers are the most helpful above everything!
I have suffered from sciatica this past year and it's horrible. The major pain is gone (bedridden for awhile) and still is very bothersome if I do chores. I love to garden but that has come to a standstill. I can only bend over for a few minutes at a time. So far walking hasn't helped.
Leenie is right....do the gentle back exercises. I too Googled online and followed step by step. My favorite, that I do whenever I feel the pinch is to stand with my feet a little apart, put my hands on my lower back palms out and lean back for a count of 5. Do this about 10 times as many times as you need during the day. It gives me instant relief.