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In brief: Sciatic pain. Yes. Ice is an excellent anti-inflammatory option. Try alternating moist heat to relax muscles and ice to reduce swelling. Physical therapy and stretching exercises are important additions to reduce the pain and prevent recurrence of the pain.
The second of the best sciatica relief exercises is simply walking. Remember, you can have other symptoms of sciatica and not have pain. And, also, your sciatica symptoms may be due to some other cause besides disc or foramenal pressure. So, walking may in fact help to eliminate or lesson this cause. Some patients report that walking doesn't increase their pain.