There are several sciatic nerve exercises meant to alleviate sciatic nerve pain. We will now try to help you learn which exercises will suit you best and give you the most relief in the shortest possible time.

Working your stomach muscles

Many people are surprised when they hear that you can relieve back pain by exercising. A common problem when dealing with the Sciatic Nerve is numbness in the leg or foot. Walking as an exercise does nothing to relieve this pain, but a surprising way to relieve this discomfort is to do abdominal exercises. Full sit-ups are not recommend but doing a slow crunch sit up will help build your stomach muscles so that your back is better supported by strong abdominal muscles. This will take the pressure off the Sciatic Nerve.

Relieve your hips

Do you have an ache in your lower back? It could be a problem with your Sciatic nerve. One way to relieve pressure in your Sciatic nerve is to stretch your Hip Flexor. If you sit on the floor with your feet apart, and reach towards your feet while doing so, you can relieve pressure in your lower back. Remember to not force the stretch, as this can do more harm then good. Another good exercise for your lower back is to stand up straight with your legs apart and reach toward the ground. Remember that it is more important to stretch, and not over exert yourself.

Stretching your Piriformis muscles

This too, is also one of the best ways to exercise during your Sciatica Nerve aching; Piriformis is one of your main muscles that involve your Sciatica. To do one of the two exercises with this muscle, you will need a chair. While in the chair, again, be sure you are sitting up straight. If it aches your back more, you may want to try to fight it but the exercise isn’t nearly as effective if it isn’t done correctly. Once you are sitting up straight in the chair, stretch your legs out in front of you and reach as far as possible, while your feet are off of the ground that is. After you have held this position for about 10 seconds, you will move on to the next one. You should pick up one of your legs and cross it over the other. Next you should lean forward and if your back pops, as long as it isn’t too severe, then it will be fine – it could actually help you. So you hold that for a few minutes, then grab hold of your chair legs, and let your body move up. Sit up as straight as possible. Once you have held this for as long as you can you are done. You will feel more energized and your Piriformis muscles will be stretched!

If you perform these brief sciatic nerve exercises on a daily basis, you will find yourself living a pain-free existence very quickly.