30-Second Fix for Sciatica

Ease pain—and keep it from coming back—with this simple stretch.

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[brianmittoo]

Thanks so much. Straight to the piont with no 1 hour introduction and no credit card unlike some other women

[Luxlookgood]

Thanks for getting to the point. I love it. I will be subscribing.

[kenada]

I've had sciatica in the past after breaking off part of my L5 disc. I had it return for the past 5 months, and have been unable to remedy or relieve the tightness and intense twinging nerve pain in my lower back no matter what stretches or movements I tried. After 10 seconds on one side, I could feel the immediate results from this stretch. This will be part of my morning routine now. Thank you, so much. I honestly was starting to think my back would never be back to normal.

[michaeltriba]

Thanks SO MUCH Ms. Pransky!!! I have suffered lower left back pain for about 5 weeks. My brother is an awesome Chiropractor and alleviates much of my pain! But about a week ago, the pain also went down my leg to my foot and has caused me MUCH discomfort, especially at night when I am TRYING to get good sleep. 😬😒 I am SO HAPPY I found you here, and will follow your instructions. Many of these videos for back and sciatic nerve pain are just ads to spend a LOT of $$$! 😤 You offer us this easy stretch for NO money, but just the kindness of your heart! 💖💖 Ever since I was a little kid in the 50's, my mom and dad subscribed to PREVENTION MAGAZINE, the #1 health info that can be trusted. Thanks again and may God Bless You and your loved ones!!! 💖🙏 P.S. I will tell my brother and my wife about this right away!!!

[okworkout]

Amazing stretch, it’ll be included in my daily routine thank you!!

[dcgeorgia]

This is a fantastic stretch! I've been experiencing almost constant sciatic pain in my lower back & down my right leg and the only real relief I've been getting is with my inversion table. But that relief was only temporary because within 20 minutes of sitting again, the pain started coming back. But this stretch is different. It seems like it is giving me more permanent relief. Each time I do it, that area feels a little better and the pain is not coming back much at all. Thank you!

[lmschultz]

This helped me immensely! Thank you- thank you -thank you!!

[samkalter]

A great stretch !Adding to my mat work.TY

[JohnL-bkqc]

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm not too flexible right now (I don't stretch enough) and found this exercise to be quite difficult. Even so, I liked the feel afterwards and plan to try it some more.

[anthonynowakowski]

This is really an amazing stretch. I've never seen this one before. Thank you!

[vaishpp]

Thank you so much it gave an instant relief frm d pain.

[jhue]

That was a amazing... I hope could do that later on .. thanks for this great vid...

[MrDeege]

I’m convinced no one making these videos has ever experienced sciatica

[tomhill]

AMAZING! This works like a charm. Thank you much!

[irvy]

This is fantastic.
Thank you so much.
The relief

[vontrap]

I guess if you are ultra flexible this stretch works!! I had 17 hernias just trying to get into position.

[teresaharris]

How do you feel when trying to get up off the floor?

[lisandrosantacruz]

Wow I mean how many of you (without yoga experience etc.) was able to first off get that right over like that and grab the left foot lol Im dying over here... thank you hopefully baby steps will allow to do this the correct way

[osparkelo]

This worked great! Struggled a bit to reach the ankles, but it definitely helped stretch my glutes, giving my back a release on pressure. I'm sure you can do the same thing not on your back, but in a cross-legged position (eliminates the need to reach the ankles).

[sarahwiehe]

My armsare not long enough to grasp the stretch; my belly gets in the way😢