Anyone know of this "Be Active Plus" for sciatica pain? I just saw it. It doesn't make

[Maraya1969]

lick of sense that an acupressure thingy right below your knee would stop sciatica but I don't know everything.

"Introducing BeActive® Plus
The secret is the acupoint pressure pad that applies gentle targeted compression to the trigger point so the pain is turned off. Simply apply BeActive® Plus to the acupressure point on the calf just below your knee.

BeActive® Plus is the easy way to make sciatic nerve pain go away. In fact, it works so well, the FDA Cleared BeActive® Plus as a medical device."



https://www.buybeactiveplus.com/?mid=12040725

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Well, sciatica is the nerve that travels down the back of your leg

We're all connected. The tales I could tell. But they'd send the loonie bin brigade.

[Maraya1969]

4. I think I have a problem with the thing going below your knee. I always thought

sciatica started in your spine. But I am seriously giving some thought to this. Maybe, like acupuncture it the pressure points are not where you would think they should be

[rubbersole]

2. I'll listen to any idea(s) about relieving sciatica pain.

I've "managed" mine for years. Kinda just never completely goes away. Thanks for posting.

[MichMan]

3. I have one and it provided some level of relief

It did help, but not like the commercial where they said it immediately turns the pain off.

[Autumn]

5. It does provide some relief. It doesn't give lasting relief but it helps.

[Pokeemahn]

6. Active plus

First of all I’m acupunturist so I treat this type of injury multiple times daily for over 24 years. It might work but success rate will be low. Depends on age injury history job exercise diet. Acupuncture probably developed as being more effective than pressure as you are effecting many more locations ar once. Think shotgun as opposed to pistol when trying to cover a bullseye. Higher percentage of hitting the right spot. Stretching helps and in conjunction with needles increases recovery. Chiro can help but better with needles and or stretching. Problem often caused by sitting too much or standing too much. Low % results with acupressuremakes this device not a good investment imho. Feel free to contact me and let me know how it turns out.

[Maraya1969]

8. How do you find a good acupunturist? I've been to a couple that did nothing and then

another one that really helped with another problem. She was seriously expensive though and insurance didn't cover it. I'm read to spend some money now though because I can barely clean up the kitchen without having to stop and stretch and then sit on the couch

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. I had sciatica in my left leg

for a number of years, starting when I was 14. It eventually went away. I never had any kind of treatment, other than perhaps the occasional aspirin. It was awful, and so wonderful when it simply disappeared.

[marybourg]

10. Mine went away during a pregnancy and never

came back.

[slightlv]

9. I have a very cynical opinion...

I've dealt with chronic pain for decades. Back surgeries, replacement hip, several breaks these last few years. It all adds up. I also have lupus and fibro... that doesn't help! Maybe because I was fat nearly all my life... I mean, really obese for being under 5' tall, and trying every weight loss drug and physical machine out there to try to get something done. Who'd have thought one year after being diagnosed with fibro I would "automatically" lose nearly 100 pounds!

Anyway, I ended up viewing anything weight-loss related with a cynical eye, because nothing, of course, was a magic bullet... no matter how much perseverance and will I put into it.

Today, now that all us boomers are growing older, there's suddenly all these pain relief ads... as well as memory aids. My hubby's got three different "meds" coming in on a monthly basis... and believe me, it hasn't helped his memory one bit!

Like I said, I figure my cynicism is due to all the years I tried to lose weight, but I don't trust any of the over the counter stuff to work like they say it will. If it's cheap, I may try it out. But on SS, they're not getting any more of my money due to great marketing, no matter how bad my back and joints hurt! I'll stick with my docs. And some of this, they just shake their heads over. YMMV, cause everyone is different. And I've become just a cynical old lady! (LOL)