10 Exercises for Sciatica

2: The Flossing Stretch

This has nothing to do with dental hygiene, despite the name. This is a stretch where you want to sit in an upright position in a chair, but keep your knees lower than your hips. Sort of like an “On the edge of your seat” move. Keep your back straight, put your shoulders down, relax and extend your right leg straight up and out, flexing the foot and moving it around. Hold this for a few seconds, and switch back and forth between legs.

3: The Nerve Glide

Start this by lying flat on your back on a comfortable surface. Pick your left leg off the ground, then bend your right leg up and bring your knee toward your chest, as far as you can get it. Now, point your right leg up toward the ceiling, while keeping the left leg slightly elevated. Switch back and forth between your legs for a set of ten stretches. Take it slow and easy with no aggressive movements.

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