Sciatica Exercises Tips

To give you a little context, the sciatic nerve runs from the lower spine through the pelvis and the buttocks, through the back of the leg all the way down to your foot.  There is a whole list of causes for sciatica pain, starting with herniated disks in the lumbar spine, over spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis of the spine and hard to pronounce conditions like spondylolisthesis to strained muscles.  Today I’d like to focus on sciatic nerve exercises.

Now one word of advice, especially when it comes to nerves and spine and such:  See your doctor to make sure what causes your sciatica pain before starting any kind of sciatica exercise, because exercises for sciatic nerve pain that may get you great relief for one cause of sciatica pain may aggravate another cause.  So know what you are dealing with, before you actively go about the dealing part.

Going consciously about the way you move, carry, sit, lie down, get up etc. needs to become part of your life style; and so do the regular exercises for sciatica.  Learn the right techniques to lifting and maintaining good posture.  Always have your lower back supported when sitting and avoid prolonged periods of time standing up, and when you have to, do it right, shifting from foot to foot periodically and trying to keep one foot a little elevated on a box or such.

Start a regular routine of exercises only after consulting you back specialist, so you’ll do the ones that’ll actually do you some good and won’t make you worse.

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