3 Exercises for Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Pain

Today’s video covers femoral and sciatic nerve mobilization exercises, which can help reduce pain and tightness in the legs. While regular stretching helps many people with feelings of ‘tightness’, adding neural mobilization drills can be a very helpful compliment to traditional muscle stretches.

Sciatica describes symptoms that originate from the low back and radiate down the back of the leg. In more mild cases, pain, numbness and/or tingling sensations may only travel to the buttock and back of the thigh. As neural irritation increases, pain may then pass the knee and radiate into the calf, shin and foot.

The femoral nerve passes through the anterior or front side of the thigh, so if you experience frequent tightness or pain in this region, the femoral nerve mobilization exercise may help.

[Dragen-jv]

Of all the videos that I have watched this is the first one that has actually put me on the road to recovery.

[sheilab]

Thank you thank you. Femoral nerve pain was driving me crazy. So glad I found this

[rhema]

I’m 60 years old and have a very physical job for the last 40 years. So much pain in my right knee. Can hardly bend it, just one time I tried these exercises and in the morning my knee was better, still hurt but better. I’m hoping I will keep it up. Thanks for the stretches 😊

[budionoguntorolalumnia]

Hey there, i honestly dont know what type of my pain is. The nerve inside the leg is trembling actually and are in pain, but can still be in control, and this not a stroke or kind like that, i do have a history getting hit by a motorbike which probably caused my nerve trembling. Any tips, thanks?

[sanjai.a]

Thank you so so much, it worked really well in the very first try🎉

[Jamiefearon-irvm]

well done, i can feel the nerves stretch where my pain is, always got mixed up with sciatica before.

[ronaldgonzalez]

My pain sounds exactly how you said sciatic pain travels, but mine starts at my calf and then travels up. I’m 22 and it happens when I walk with weight, thank you for the help I hope to ruck again within the month

[julie]

I have just had the pins removed from my hip and have been left with what I believe is this pain. Thanks for these exercises - I just wish I had them printed out!

[taktickle]

I am 33 years old and just realized I have sciatica pain with this video 😢

[JGalegria]

Thank you the standing femoral flossing 😊👏

[AnnMarieGreaney]

Had hip replacement over a yr ago - have a lot of pain & extreme tightness radiating from hip to my groin thigh & knee-feel it is coming from femoral nerve issue. If you have any other suggestions, it would be appreciated. Thank you

[jacquelyndiamond]

I have pain traveling from my hip to inner thigh and causes pain and weakness in back of my knee. Is that Femoral or sciatic? Regardless I’m trying this- thanks for the video!❤

[michellenguyen]

Do you have any recommendations with the pain from the groin area radiating down to the inner thighs?

[nicolerivers-dces]

Should you rest your leg if you have fermoral nerve pain when you walk? not sure if I should be resting and streching or just dealing with it and walking on it regardless of the pain.

[euts]

I have a pain starting at the (what I think is) the ischium of the hip bone, right were my lower hip and socket of my hip meet. The pain extends a bit down my inner thigh, wraps around the top of my calf outside of the shin, and all the way down to the arch/heel of my foot. Would this be symptoms of a Femoral Nerve Entrapment or something else?

[Welcometocaritas]

i've got burning pain in my buttocks, groin, outer and inner thigh, knee, shin, feet and toes as well as pins and needles from the knee to toe. started with covid. I'm guessing it's sciatica related as i had sacroiliac joint dysfunction before all this and connective tissue issues (am waiting for a physio to come to my house to check me out as i am housebound due to a neurological disease). But I thought I'd try some exercises in the meantime to see if they help since the pain is unbearable. but when i tried the first two i got a severe burning pain from the front of my shin down to my toes and bad pins and needles that lasted a long time after ceasing. is that normal?

[riptide]

What stretches and exercises would recommend for someone with Avascular Necrosis stage 2 ?

[AlexWatkins-en]

Love standing femoral exercise. How long do you do it for and how many reps?

[triplex]

Do many people have both trpes as i have quad pain itb pain calf pain and ubderfoot pain to the outside

[theresasheldrick]

I have severe pain from a fall.
Right biceps femoris strain. Been to hospital for diagnosis. I'm am hoping to do exercises to repair. I'm limited because of health issues. I'm a 58 year old woman. I need exercises to do for limited mobility. Came across your video, going to use some of your recommendations for exercises. May gave to tweak for my abilities. Will have to do some in my bed or in my lift chair. Need advice for a person with disabilities limited cannot go onto the floor or on knees.