It depends on a couple of factorsâ¦. Treatment for pneumonia depends on the type of pneumonia you have and how severe it is. Most people who have community-acquired pneumonia â the most common type of pneumonia â are treated at home. The goals of treatment are to cure the infection and prevent complications. General Treatment.
Warning. Although sciatic pain often improves with specific self-care techniques such as exercise, cold or hot packs and stretching, swimming is not a cure for sciatic pain. Medication, physical therapy, epidural steroid injections and even surgery may sometimes be necessary for more serious cases of sciatic nerve pain.
In many cases, swimming can be a very helpful exercise for back pain sufferers. Athletes commonly become injured, and swimming is a great way to keep active since it usually does not put excess strain on a swimmer's back. However, that's not to say that swimming can't cause back pain or injuries as well. Sometimes lower back pain can be caused from swimming when the muscles in the lower back become hyper extended, or over stretched, during the breaststroke or other forward stokes. In addition to hyper extension of the lower back, the cervical spine, or upper spine and neck, can also become injured while swimming.