Most hospital visits for sciatica involve a trip to the emergency room for intense flare-ups requiring immediate pain relief. Those caused by an underlying condition require proactive treatment that addresses sciatic nerve pain as a symptom and its underlying cause. While some cases of mild sciatica can resolve on their own in a matter of weeks or months. If you have questions, give us a call for more information.Sciatic nerve pain can range from mild, with intermittent flare-ups to chronic and debilitating. Try these exercises at home for immediate pain-relief. Perform this coordinated motion for 20 reps and rest.Caution is needed due to exacerbating symptoms. Do not attempt to completely straighten the affected leg into more tightness.This takes coordination but with practice you can do it very well. Maintain a slumped posture, and nod your head up and down with your ankle/foot.Sitting at the edge of chair, slowly straighten your affected leg until very mild tightness is felt in the back to the leg and possible in the low back.
Perform this exercise to help correct your pelvic alignment and relieve your pain.Hold this for 5 seconds, relax, and repeat 5 times.Press the resting leg into the floor using your glute and butt muscles, while simultaneously pressing your hands into the elevated leg.Place your hands on that knee/top of the thigh.Use your leg to pull the knee of the leg most affected up to the ceiling. Lay flat on your back with both knees bent and your feet flat.Repeat on both sides to improve hip strength and decrease low back pain.Return back down and repeat this motion 30 times.Keeping the bottom leg stationary on the floor, swing your top knee up against the resistance and keep the feet together.Place the resistance band around the knees, just above and around the knee.I advise placing a pillow under your head for neck support. Lay on your non-affected side with the knees bent and feet together.Rest and repeat this treatment 10 times.Ĭlam Shells (you will need a theraband or resistance band).Hold this position for 10 seconds without letting it raise off the floor.Imagine reversing the natural curve of your low back down into the floor as you pull your navel into your spine. Lay on your back on your bed, table, or floor with the knees bent and your feet flat.Repeat this 3 to 5 times on both legs to get leg, hip, and low back relief.Use the strap to pull one leg up straight up until you feel a mild to moderate stretch in the back of your knee towards the low buttocks region.Lay on your back in bed, a table, or the floor with the knees bent and your feet flat.Hamstring Stretch (you will need a yoga belt, strap, or towel) Repeat this 3 to 5 times on both legs to get hip and low back relief.Don’t press too hard here, but keep a stretch you can tolerate for 30 seconds.Keep your back straight and slowly lean forward through your hips until you feel a mild to moderate stretch in hip and possibly low back.
If you can’t do this, modify by using a stool to place the foot on top of. Place your foot on the affected leg over the opposite knee.
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