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have had some pretty horrible sciatica pain for abou 6 weeks now, I use Ice and advil, the pain isnt as severe the last couple of days. I want to exercise but should I use an elliptical trainer?
As far as exercise goes with sciatica, exercise usually is better than rest for healing. Make sure you are stretching properly beforehand and try to take it easy to see if you are aggravating the sciatic nerve or not.
The elliptical machine is low-impact and should not make your sciatic pain worse, but take it easy at first to make sure.
Are there any particularly good exercises for relieving sciatica? I think there may be a muscle imbalance involved in my case. A video would be helpful, if possible.
Exercises for relieving sciatica can often be very effective when the cause is related to a muscle imbalance, as it very often is. If you learn about and begin to work on correcting any muscle imbalances, improvement can begin very quickly and sciatic pain can sometimes be eliminated within a few weeks. I have added the URL in the resources box for a good video showing a very effective exercise for sciatica
like Running/jogging Swimming? Until you had recovered.
Most doctors will give you a list of stretches to do to help the pain of sciatia. It can take a long time for the pain to go away. You may have to alter your daily exercise until the flare up is over. Most doctors recommend you to continue to exercise after you feel better.
I was told for my sever back pain to get an exercise ball to relieve the pressure on my back and legs. What are some exercises I can do?
I just enjoy sitting on it. It real does help with the sciatica. I’m 4 weeks postpartum and I still sit on it to help with the back pain. I also heard it helps burn calories.
Spondylolisthesis is slippage in the spine causing walking problems and sciatica. I swim but it is not enough, maybe because I cannot do it enough. Any suggestions would be helpful. thank you.
Thank you Curt. I didn’t ask for a trainer only some lay suggestions for exercises, maybe from someone a bit familiar with back issues.
Strengthen your core muscles. If you can find a Pilates instructor who is knowledgeable about spondylolisthesis, that would be good.
Find a Chiropractor who is knowledgeable about spondylolisthesis. In some cases (like mine), it can help a lot. In other cases, or if the chiro does not know what he or she is doing, they can make things worse.
Go to an Orthopedist and get x-rayed and evaluated. The ortho can then send you to physical therapy where they can give you just the right exercises for your specific case.
I’m working in the bush since years but this time my back hurts really bad. Anyone got good stretching exercises links or something to suggest?
Thank you so much!
I’m 27 years old
This is what works for me:
Sit on the floor, bend your knees (kind of like you are going to sit cross legged but don’t cross your feet) and put the bottom of your feet together, with your hands, slowly pull your feet (together) towards your crotch, then slowly bend your upper body forward and hold for a few seconds. You’ll feel a little pull while doing this. Release, bend again. Hold. Repeat this about 5-10 times. I suffer from Sciatic periodically and this has always helped me.
Is there any exercises that will help?
Doing the right stretches will often relieve you of this pain IF it is based mostly on soft tissue being hypertonic (contracted too firmly).
However, sometimes sciatica is actually "radiculopathy", which is a pinching of the nerve at or near it’s root coming out of the spinal column.
A visit to a well-respected Chiropractor will help you discover if this is a soft tissue problem or a joint problem.
Once you are cleared from this being joint related, there are some really good stretches you can do to release the muscles that the sciatic nerve passes through.
Oh, and sit down as little as possible and start walking more. When you get tired, lie down flat. Sitting is a strain on the human body and can often cause sciatica over time.
G.Thomas, RN (retired)
Licensed Massage Therapist
Certified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist
It’s in my lower spine. The pain shoots down my legs as sciatica. And I’m SICK of being disabled because of it. By the way, I’ve been to a doctor more than once. All they do is take x-rays and tell me nothing’s broken. I’m already under the care of a chiropractor, but I’m finding some exercise helps a lot. What are the most effective ones?
Water exercises.
Also, should I do any stretching exercises when I suffer from back pain or just avoid them? Is swimming the best solution? And what do you think of the DRS ?
Sciatic is a term used for a pain in the lower back, reason………………
In that is the problem, The sciatic nerve is supposedly the cause, hence the label.
However you need to find out why you have lower back pain, were you in a accident, did it just come on overnight, have you seen a Doctor, have any tests be done?
All these questions need to be answered to build up a full picture of how the problem started, why the problem started and to rule in or rule out other reasons for back pain.
From your question I am wondering if you have been to see a Doctor, because if you have been diagnosed with sciatica then they will tell you what you should do to help yourself.
this nerve is fricken killing me, and i gotta play hockey tomorrow. i’ve tried ibuprofen, since it’s an anti-inflammatory, but are there any exercises or stretches i can do?
Drink a few triple vodkas to relieve the pain….
