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The body is made up of bones, organs, nerves and muscles. One of the nerves is called „sciatic“ and is located in the lumbar spine. It also runs through the buttocks. Once it starts to hurt, it can prevent the patient from carrying out normal daily activities. Damage to the sciatic nerve is common when the muscles in the area where the nerve is located lose their flexibility.
You can also help yourself from the comfort of your home
Usually doctors handle the situation radically and immediately prescribe medication to the patient. Sometimes, however, medications are not effective in the long term and exercise can be a much better alternative. Moreover, if it is performed preventively, you don’t have to worry about anything.
Stretching is simple, and if you perform it regularly, there is no risk that problems will occur more frequently for you in the future.
Exercises that will relieve the nerve
It is possible that there is inflammation inside your body. Sometimes, therefore, it takes a long time for exercise to take effect and you need to devote yourself to it regularly and persistently.
Lie on your back on a flat surface. Slowly pull the painful leg, bent, toward your body. Never fight the pain. Always pull only as much as you can tolerate. Repeat the procedure for each leg twice. Then, in the same position, grab both bent legs under the knees with your hands and pull them toward your body again. Try to keep your back on the mat, but again only so that it is comfortable for you.
You can also try one of the more demanding methods. Bend one leg at the knee and pull it toward your body with your hands. Also bend the other leg, but rest your ankle on the knee of the other limb.
Perform movements with care
No one should help you unless they are a professional. Perform the movements yourself so that you do not feel pain. You can also try them every day as a preventive stretch, but if you suffer from pain that is unbearable, rather contact a specialist.
It is possible that the inflammation in your case has already progressed to such a form that it is necessary to treat it with medication and not just exercise alone.
