General responses to questions regarding acute pressure stimulation of sciatic nerve for pain relief.

We recently presented a new analgesic method for immediate relief of clinical pain. This technique involves acute pressure stimulation on the sciatic nerves [1,2]. The technique has attracted increased attention following the reporting of two studies during the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s 24th annual meeting [3,4]. The present letter responds to important questions posed by scientists, doctors, and other readers. Hopefully, this letter will assist in better understanding of the method.pme_888 1139..1140