2 Stretches for Sciatic Pain Relief

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So, a common problem we see in the
office is people coming in with sciatic
pain. So, I want to give you a couple
things you can try at home to help
prevent it on your own and maybe give
you some relief. So, what we’re going to
have you do is go ahead and lay on your
back here. We’re going to bring your
knees up so your feet are flat. And the
first one’s just a simple hip sway or we
call it the windshield wiper. You’re
just going to sway over. It shouldn’t be
painful. Just right to that edge and
then back in the other direction. And
you’re going to do this for about a
minute. Just going slowly back and
forth.
Good.
And just like that. The next one, one of
the most common muscles in the hip that
is affected by sciatic pain is what’s
called the purapiforis muscle. We use a
figure four stretch for that. So, what
we’re going to do is bring your leg up,
cross it,
and you’re going to grab your hip with
both hands, and you’re just going to
pull straight back. And you should feel
that stretch right in that glute muscle
on the left hand side here. You’re going
to hold that for 30 seconds and then
repeat it on the other side. These are
two simple stretches that you can do at
home that’ll help relieve some pain. And
if it helps, that’s great. If you need a
little more guidance on that, feel free
to give us a call and we’ll see what we
can do to help you.

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