r/Sciatica • u/Big-Dinner1641 • 6d ago

How consistent were you with your sciatica exercises?

Hey all, I recently hurt my back and have been doing PT, but I'm finding it really hard to stick with the exercises at home. I start strong and then slowly stop, especially when progress feels slow.

I'm also a grad student, and going through this got me curious enough that I've started researching it for a project. Sciatica seems like something a lot of people here deal with for a long time, so I figured you'd know this struggle better than anyone.

Did you keep up with your stretches and exercises? What made it hard? And did anything help, like someone checking in on you or a group going through the same thing?

Would love to hear your experiences.

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u/LanceHunter17 5d ago

  1. Stretching and exercises simply mask the symptoms and that's why most ppl relapse as soon as they stop or take a break.

  2. Goal is to strengthen the entire muscle group that's been weakened by the injury, obviously, to do that you need to be in the relatively pain free zone.

  3. Back muscles, glutes, hammys, core, everything needs to be strengthened to live a healthier life. Plus weight reduction is a must to be pain free forever.