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Alternative
Health Treatment - Stretches for Sciatica
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Contents:
Stretches
for Sciatica
Sciatica
refers to the condition where pressure is placed on the sciatic nerve,
causing intense pain that may start at the lower back or buttocks and
run down the leg to the foot. This pain may be caused by something as
simple like sleeping on a hard mattress, sitting on a hard bench. One
common problem is tight muscles pressing on the sciatic nerve.
The
following stretches are a couple of the ones that I personally found that
worked to relieve my sciatic pain.
Knees
to Chest Stretch

- Supine knees to chest
- lay on the floor with your legs slightly bent. Grasp the knee
of the leg with the sciatic pain with both hands. Slowly and gently
pull it towards your chest. Stop if you feel any pain. It should feel
like a gentle, good stretch. Be careful not to pull too hard or your
muscles may go into spasm, which would then make the pain worse instead
of better. You can do also do this this pose with one or both legs being
pulled towards your chest, but I would put the emphasis on pulling the
leg with the sciatic pain the most. If this pose produces any discomfort,
then you may want to try trigger point
massage therapy instead of stretching, and try the stretch again
at a later time when you are out of acute sciatic pain.
Crisscross
Knees

- Crisscross
Knee Stretch - Lay on the floor with your arms at your sides and
your legs bent. First cross your left leg over your right leg and then
push both legs gently back to the left. Then repeat on the opposite
side. I do both side but hold the stretch a little longer when the leg
with the sciatic pain is the bottom leg of the crisscross. Don't pull
too hard or your muscles may go into spasm, making the pain worse. You
should just feel a nice, gentle stretch. As noted above, don't do any
poses that cause greater discomfort. If any type os stretches hurt,
then it may be better to hold off and try
trigger point treatment to loosen the muscles instead of stretches.
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