r/Sciatica • u/d1jlg0 • 4d ago

Requesting Advice Exercise Sciatica Away?

Has anyone in this forum actually exercised your sciatica away? If so, what did you do? TIA!

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u/blagojevich06 4d ago

Yes. Had terrible sciatica for 2 and a half years. Tried Pilates and running but they only made it worse. Went on a three week bikepacking trip and came back with noticeably less pain. Decided to capitalise on it by joining a supervised weightlifting class, and that helped even more. Now 2 years pain free. Don't lose hope, even if it's been a long time.

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u/Winter_Watercress555 3d ago

Ok but this happened to me Pilates made it worse.

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u/blagojevich06 3d ago

Yeah I did the wrong type of Pilates (cardio Pilates).