Can I still practice snowboarding if I suffer from lumbago?

It all depends on how bad your condition is. Most sciatica patients suffer from degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, or a herniated disc. The problem with this is that the sciatic nerve is a combination of nerves exiting out of your lumbar spine; which is usually the area of our spine that takes the most abuse. It is also the most prevalent area of the spine that suffers from disc diseases; therefore the sciatic nerve is affected quite often. Physical therapy usually helps, taking pain pills will just prolong the inevitable...that you need to do something physically to the region whether its conservative care or surgery. Chiropractic care is used quite often to treat sciatic pain and is suppose to be quite effective. Another method used is spinal decompression; which a lot of chiropractors have in there office. Some physical therapists have it as well. I would try not to snowboard until you have some relief. If you go snowboarding you are most likely going to flare up the sciatic nerve and be right back in the same spot. Hope this helps. You can find more info on this at http://www.thewichitachiropractors.com/Wichita-Chiropractors.html.