Sciatica Exercises Tips

Sciatica exercises, that just doesn’t sound right.  I’m in pain, what do you mean – exercises?  While it is true that sciatic exercises during the first couple of days during an acute flare-up of sciatica pain are probably not a good idea, we need to be careful not to put them off for too long.  Sciatic nerve pain exercises are usually better for your healing process than bed rest.   Muscles start to atrophy fast and prolonged inactivity or bed rest (more than a couple of days) may even worsen your condition.  If muscles aren’t being used they get weak.  When they get weak they don’t hold up your skeletal structure, particularly your spine.  When the spine doesn’t have adequate support from the muscles surrounding it, pressure on the disks and the nerves increases, resulting in more pain.

Careful exercises, like stretching, warm water exercises and such help to increase blood circulation and that in turn will speed up the healing process and return mobility to you.  So even though exercise for sciatic pain may not sound like a logical step to take, you might really want to consider them after the initial pain has calmed down to get back on your feet, where you belong.

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