Relieving Sciatic Nerve Pain with Exercises

Nothing worse than a back problem is there? Not to many physical handicaps will make you feel older than your age than a back problem will. Specifically sciatica

For someone who has experienced this severe, almost crippling, painful back problem, I can tell you firsthand I do know how you feel. I've been there. I ended up losing my business from being laid up with severe sciatica the first time I experienced it 2 years ago for almost 2 months. And I packed on 17 lbs from the inactivity.

Almost 2 months of excruciating pain. I hurt laying down, I hurt standing, forget about sitting or even sleeping through the night. I'd wake up suddenly in the middle of the night gripping my right leg from a painful "charlie horse". The sciatic nerve felt like a fully stretched to the max rubber band and any kind of movement would just increase the pain. I would literally break into a sweat while clenching the area of my leg that felt like it was in fire.

If you've experienced any kind of sciatic nerve pain you know exactly what I'm saying.

I was told by a back specialist the certain excercises would alleviate the pain. Are you kidding me I thought. I can hardly move much less breathe without excruciating pain, how am I supposed to excercise in this condition?

I learned very carefully.

Proper excercise is the key to avoiding sciatica and also in healing it if you've had it and never want to experience it ever again.

With some gentle and basic sciatica excercises you can make sure you never go down that road again.

This blog has been set up to help those who have "been down sciatica lane" and don't want to go back. I will be adding helpful articles, excercises, suggestions and medical tips on how to get better.

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. Any info you read here is from my own personal experience and information I have gathered from other online medical sources.

If you've experienced sciatica prior to stopping here, I invite you to come back as I intend on filling up this site with lots of useful sciatica information in the coming weeks.