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I had debilitating sciatica for 4 to 5 months to the point where I could only get a few intermittent hours of sleep every night even with strong muscle relaxants. I worked with a PT for months on stretches and strengthening exercises. A few months in, they off-handedly suggested dry needling, which seems to operate on the same principles as trigger point massage. I gave it a shot because I was open to any possible treatment at that time. Literally one session cured my sciatica. Within minutes, the pain was less than half of what it had been before and by the next morning, it was over 90% gone. It was quite fortunate timing as this was March 2020 and I cannot fathom how I would have survived the fear and isolation of the early months of the COVID pandemic coupled with that pain.