Term # of Vertebrae Body Area Abbreviation Cervical 7 Neck C1 – C7 Thoracic 12 Chest T1 – T12 Lumbar 5 or 6 Low Back L1 – L5 Sacrum 5 (fused) Pelvis S1 – S5 Coccyx 3 - 5 Tailbone None

	Approximately 90% of disc herniations will occur at L4- L5 (lumbar segments 4 and 5) or L5- S1 (lumbar segment 5 and sacral segment1), which causes pain in the L5 nerve or S1 nerve, respectively.
	Open back surgery is the generally recommended treatment. This carries high risks, hospital stays, and lengthy recuperation. Dr. Sarvotham’s acupressure treatment can provide good relief, while obviating the inconvenience and expense of surgery.

The initial symptoms of a pinched nerve may be tingling, numbness, burning sensation or shooting pains down the buttocks and legs, or in the neck, shoulders, arms and fingers. Sometimes the pains and sensations may occur away from the point of pressure. For instance, pain in the calf may be the only symptom of a pinched nerve in the low back. Constant pressure can cause nerve damage which in turn may increase the pain and weakness. There may be a loss of reflexes, movement skills, sensation in the affected area, and withering (atrophy) of the affected muscles.

Description of Sciatica


Sciatica is the lay term for the pain that runs from the buttocks down the back of the leg, caused by a pinched nerve. The sciatic nerve is about an inch or so long. It is located in the buttocks and composed of multiple spinal nerves. When people commonly refer to sciatica it is not necessarily a problem of the sciatic nerve, it's a problem of the nerve when it is being pinched as it exits from the spine from a slipped disc.

How Acupressure works People with lower, upper, and mid back pain caused due to slipped disc report that acupressure has helped relieve their symptoms and pain to a great extent. “The National Institutes of Health” (NIH) in the United States of America has found that acupressure can be an effective treatment for some types of chronic and acute pain Acupressure works both at the physical and the emotional levels. The practitioner of acupressure exerts calculated pressure on specific points of the body. This stimulates the central nervous system into releasing the body's natural pain-relieving endorphins, and thus relaxes the muscles. It may also alter and reduce stress and emotional trauma which may themselves have contributed to the cause and an in increase in pain.

Neck / Cervical Pain/ Spondylitis

In most cases, neck pain originates from stress and strain, and can be treated non-surgically with acupressure. Patients experiencing the acute phase of the pain cycle have found that Dr. Sarvotham’s Acupressure helps in breaking the cycle. The treatment involves relieving neck pressure and muscle spasm through the related acu-points. A common cause of neck, shoulder and arm pain is a ruptured or herniated cervical disc. Symptoms may include dull or sharp pain in the neck or between the shoulder blades, pain that radiates down the arm to the hand or fingers, or numbness or tingling in the shoulder or arm. Certain positions or movements of the neck can intensify the pain.