What's the best way to give a massage to a person with sciatic nerve pain?

Be gentle: Sciatic nerve pain in a lot of cases in due to the piriformis muscle. http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/archives/piriformis-syndrome.php i love acupuncture because it will find and release the muscle spasm all at once!

Recommend: avoid flexing his hip and raising leg up into air. those movements will aggravate sciatica symptoms. Otherwise its hit or miss what might actually be an issue for the patient. Muscles can be tight and hurt if nerve is irritated, not sure that would be a problem but if it hurts patient suggest avoiding those areas with deep pressure.