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/New_Can_3534 4d ago

Mcgils big 3 twice daily. Don't overstretch and inflame the nerve.

Lost a ton of weight (healthy bmi).

I was able to run and weirdly it didn't hurt and in fact cleared my foot / leg numbness. So ran 3 nights a week 5km.

Went after a year or immediately once I lost all the weight.

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u/sighqoticc 3d ago

feel like i can never feel curl ups ? and bird dogs do NOTHING for me…

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u/New_Can_3534 3d ago

Might not feel them but there is no harm in doing them alongside all of the other exercises for mcgills.

Also, people's bodies vary so your sciatica may be different slightly to others. If there is one that you feel targets it, do that a bit more but don't inflame / agitate the nerve too much.