Video

Transcript

hey guys dr. Burke here in this short

video we’re gonna talk about why

stretching worsens sciatica pain that

includes many yoga stretches as well so

I’m going to also show you what to do

but the worst thing you can do is

stretch that hamstring stretch that leg

and you’re gonna make it worse you’re

gonna flare it up now the static nerve

is the longest nerve of the body it’s

composed of several nerves from your

back and it goes down the back the leg

and it’s the widest nerve it’s about the

what is why does my big thumb right here

and it comes right down now there’s many

different causes of sciatica irritation

but the most common is a protruded disc

okay so here’s your vertebra here’s the

disc right here and when that disc

protrudes in the back part you know

maybe you had an injury maybe you’re

sitting incorrectly maybe you’re

slouching too much on the couch over

time that disc squirts back and puts

pressure on this nerve root so if you’re

gonna take and stretch this already

inflamed nerve what you’re gonna do is

you’re going to make it worse there’s

only one thing you can do to give

yourself relief and that is in this

diagram right here and you can see we

want to stretch the opposite muscle you

want to stretch the thigh muscle you

want to stretch it backwards good now

here’s another example of how you can

stretch this we’re going to take your

thigh stretch it back maybe a couple

minutes twice or three times a day and

do that every day you’re going to notice

a tremendous amount of relief because if

you stretch the hamstring you’re gonna

make it worse

okay real simple so go ahead and apply

this and share your comments below