The_Insane_Viking,
What you said is consistent with what I learned about 3 years ago. You see, 3 years ago I had one of these Sciatic episodes that lasted over a month. I was at the end of my rope. Now I usually don't trust Chiropractors because they invariably want to see you 15 times (at $100 per visit). They are also quite "intouch with their feminine-side," and get paid for getting a few audible clicks from the human spine (as if that is magic). But, since I was at the end of my rope, I went to see a Chiropractor that I had heard about. This guy was different. He had deer-heads on his office wall, along with huge taximdermied Steelheads, - was not lite in the loafers at all, and did not speak with a lisp. This was a Chiroprator after my own heart.
Anyway, he looked at me and said, "you're not standing straight." I said, "I know, - that's why I'm here" (I was listing to the left). Then he said, "you don't understand, you've got to push your spine back where it belongs." So, he made me lean against my left shoulder on the wall, and push my hip the exact way I didn't want to go, - into the pain. But, I did as I was told and after 5 minutes he told me to stand up again and, viola, I was standing straight. He said to do that same thing several times a day until I felt better and within a week I was fine. His message was that this is a condition that you must take control of.
So, your advise about getting into a push-up position and then dropping your hips down makes sense, and I feel better after only one try.
Thanks.
-BT
