Ask the Expert: Stretching your sciatic nerve

Stretching your sciatic nerve back into shape! Mike Sweeney with Sweeney’s Gym joined Live at 4 Friday with some tips.

[jessepolitis]

He's so into fitness that he's always out of breath

[Acts-]

The full torso rotation is much riskier, since it's often a bulging disc causing the compression of the sciatic. Now you just felt better in the moment but wrung your lumbar disc... More damage

[EdPfeil]

Just did this and can’t stop the spasms. I’m cursing you out Sweeney

[TheLazyLarryShow]

Very useful indeed. It may well be the elusive stretch I'm seeking. Thank you.

[lesterfaapaiaga]

Thank you, the pain is unbearable at this point 😬

[jsant]

I can feel the burn and stretch just looking at this video! I’m doing this in the mornings or sure.

[JamesWhite-pvor]

Honestly these stretches never work for me, that last one did the trick. Thank you. 🙏🏼

[superman]

Literally just doing this stretch helps take away some pain better than any over the counter painkiller

[RashadSmith]

Anxiety will take your breathe away .. he’s actually fighting a whole battle on the inside .. but ya know life is calling 🤷🏽‍♂️

[billysun]

I have been doing this half year, I can tell this doesnt work for me

[wrinklezmunoz]

She's still laying down in this position til this day

[paranoid_android]

was a running a marathon before the segment?

[sc]

Didn't help.. what's the next stretch? ..*video ends*

[dannyrivera]

Have someone place elbow directly where it hurts put pressure on it for 5 seconds a few times pain gone worked for me laying on the floor face down.

[jjhealy]

I just done them a few mins ago I walked up stairs and bang my pain came worse than ever be careful people unless I done them wrong but looks like same way as video

[random]

it took me 20 minutes to get out of bed this morning and 50 the other day, my back has been in pain for 3 days now😂

[demarjones]

I thought you don’t stretch it so do you stretch the nerve or not

[gdamachustle]

I am gonna give this a try, or else I am gonna have to get an epidural steroid injection

[seanmcdonald]

Why do all these TV gym personalities always talk with their arms up? They never drop their arms to make their biceps look bigger. Lmao. I can't unsee it 😅😂😂

[AR-jovv]

The exercise man is out of breathe from kneeling down hahahahaha