Sciatica Stretches – Any Time, Any Where
Sciatica, well-known as sciatic nerve pain, can be a terrible illness that can truly degrade your quality of life if left untreated.Sciatica nerve stretches can truly help you on your road to becoming sciatic nerve pain free, but first you need to understand how sciatica is caused.
Essentially, sciatica is nerve impairment that has been triggered by either stress, or tight muscles pinching the nerve.Because the sciatic nerve starts in your lower back, and travels down, all the way through the back of your leg and hamstrings, excessively tight muscles can create a pinch, which can cause sciatic pain .
Generally tight muscles suggest a weakness in the surrounding muscles, and that is the most common cause of sciatica.Sciatica exercises can really help to combat this, and relieve your numbing nerve pain.
Sciatic nerve damage can also be triggered by job stressors such as truck driving for a prolonged period. The constant bouncing puts stress on the sciatic nerve. A herniated lumbar disc can also cause sciatica, which then it would be advisable to avoid sciatica stretches without talking to your doctor first, as this could end up damaging your sciatic nerve further.
Try one of these simple exercises to help you find outthe type of sciatica you may be suffering from. Sit in a chair and try stretching the leg with the side you are having pain on, out straight.If your pain increases, most likely true sciatica is to blame, and you have a herniated disk.The 2nd test you can perform is pulling your knee on your painful side slowly, up to the shoulder on the same side. Then relax a bit and proceed to pull the knee towards the opposite shoulder, and gauge your pain.If it is significantly more painful pulling to the opposite shoulder, tight muscles are the most likely culprit for your sciatica.
Here are two simple Sciatica nerve stretchesyou can do for lower back pain relief : Lying flat on your back, pull your knee up to each shoulder.This can help stretch out tight hamstrings. Be careful though as this can exacerbate a herniated disc problem.
The second stretching exercise you can do is a yoga technique, where you lie flat on your stomach, and proper yourself up on your elbows while looking up slightly. The slight curve this creates in your spine helps to relieve pressure and pain. But again, be careful, because if your sciatica is caused by a facet syndrome, this can worsen it.
Also it is good to note that pain may increase for a bit when doing this sciatica stretch, but usually with practice it improves. Get up and take a break between reps, walk it off. Both of these sciatica exercises can help you heal, as long as you do them several times a day for as long as you experience nerve pain or numbness, and there are no other causes of your sciatica you are unaware of.
One thing to keep in mind is that sciatica is rarely caused by just one factor. Sometimes, it may be due to facet syndrome, which I briefly mentioned above. That involves rear joints at the base of your spine. In such case, extending your back like mentioned above can actually exacerbate your symptoms, and it is recommended to lie flat on your back and hug your knees. However, again this can put pressure on any herniated disc problems. Therefore, to visit your doctor before commencing any Sciatica nerve stretches, and find out precisely where the cause of the pain is originating from, is the safest and smartest path to take.You can then be referred to a specialist who can demonstrate the proper exercises and sciatica stretches you should be undertaking.
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