The Many Sciatica Exercises

By Gary Nye

Did you know that as many as 40% of us will get sciatica, or at least some irritation to the sciatica nerve at some point in our lives. The sciatica nerve comes from either side of our lower spine and it will travel through the buttocks and pelvis. Then it passes through each upper leg before it finally divides at our knee into branches that go into our feet.
Whatever puts pressure on nerve, or irritates this nerve can cause pain that will shoot down the back of one buttocks or thigh. And might even go into the feet This sensation of pain can vary in many degrees. It might feel like a mild ache, or a sharp, burning in our lower back or an extreme at least some discomfort. Sciatica is also capable of producing weakness, numbness and tingling.
It's important to understand that back pain therapy is a three stage process where you need to get your back better through exercise, the first stage is medication, usually NSAIDs, the second stage is exercise and the last stage is physical therapy.
It is my belief that if you have sciatica and use these exercises you will be helping to build your body up and not automatically turn to pain killers, but try to solve the problem more naturally as with exercise. Below are the exercises you should try. I have listed both traditional and Yoga exercises if you prefer.
Living with Sciatica can really be a terrible thing to have to live with which is why many people turn to using pain pills to help relieve the symptoms. The pain will come and goes, but any movement might become extremely painful.

• Sciatica Exercises
• Stomach toning exercise
• Gluteal toning exercise
• Deep Stomach muscles toning exercise
• Back stabilizer exercise

This is where a simple easy exercise will greatly improve the Sciatica nerve.
What kind of Yoga exercises are recommended?

• Head-to Knee
• Eye-of-the=Needle
• Bridge
• One-Legged Pigeon
• Corpse Pose
• Go gently with these poses at first.

These are just some of the Yoga positions that would be beneficial if you are able and willing to do them. Do not strain yourself. If it hurts stop doing the exercise immediately.
Yoga is a great way to get rid of that Sciatica pain. Not only that but it also helps to strengthen muscle and leaves the body toned and fit. Among muscle strengthening forms of exercise this ancient form of exercise has been proven to be one of the best. That's why many of the Sciatica sufferers have turned to this form of exercise.
Gary Nye is a health care practitioner who writes on and suffers from back pain and pain problems. Visit his site for great articles on pain and back pain at [http://backpain.roadtowellness.info/gnye/]
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