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Therapy Guide
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Low Back

Sciatica

Pain that travels from the low back or buttock down the leg along the path of the sciatic nerve.

  • Radiating leg pain
  • Numbness/tingling
  • Worse with sitting

What patients often notice

  • Radiating leg pain
  • Numbness/tingling
  • Worse with sitting

Home exercises

Tap a thumbnail to open the demo on YouTube. Move in a pain-free range unless your provider said otherwise.

Watch on YouTube
01

Sciatic Nerve Glide

Sets
2
Reps
10 each side

Gentle sliding motion only; stop if symptoms shoot farther down