Fittoyou personal trainer Sciatica exercise video

[swimbait1]

This exercise hurts in my lower back when I do it.

[knifekali]

McKenzie did not invent these exercises, they come from Yoga. This is another example of westerners stealing methods from eastern cultures and giving themselves credit.

[mimilkos]

hello there and thnx a lot fot the exersices..i want to do a question about the repetitions..how many can i do for each exercise?is there any limit?thnx again.cheers from greece

[SPISurfer]

Thank you so much for posting. I was going to the Fiesta Triathlon for fun in SPI, TX but the same problem happened to my back. I was glad that you stated how your back started to spasm after your ride. Thanks for the demo.

[IndependentGeorge76]

great vid - i have been suffering what i believe to be sciatica for two weeks. it flared up whilst playing football. i now cant seem to play the game without tweaking it - i've just limped off pitch tonight and am really down about not being able to play.

i dont think my pain is as severe as others, i can raise my leg without much aggravation. i have done a lot of yoga in the past, and am thinking this would be a good way to recover, but am worried it might harm it.

do you have any advice?

[aflackzzz]

The McKenzie method worked like a charm for me, too, had a screaming case of sciatica, but did that back extension one several times a day and within a few days, was nearly normal again. I still do it once, twice or more a day just to maintain and so far, so good.

[AKDieseL84]

thanks for the upload

[fittoyou1]

moving the stem should help, I have bought a mountain bike and don't get any back problems from that. Good luck with the exercises, hope they help you.

[btait6770]

same story for me m8, last week did a long ride and could'nt move for days...tried 70 mile today on a pretty flat run and ended up lying on my front lawn still clipped in to 1 of my pedals! ....gonna try your exercises but also look at my riding position as well perhaps flip my stem to a more upright position to use my sit bones more...wot u reckon?...

[fittoyou1]

Thankyou for your comment and glad to hear it is helping you, keep up the good work and all the best to you.

[kylieandnatty]

i owuld just like to say thanks your video is really working for me thanyou for posting it XD

[kylieandnatty]

i would just like to say thankyou for putting this video on youtube i am currently suffering from sciatica for nearly a week now and i saw you video and watched i have been doing your exercises since 4.00p.m today and its working already the hardest one for me was the pulling both legs in but its really paying off thanks so much again XD

[warner003]

should give credit to Robin McKenzie- a physiotherapist, when you someone elses techniques.

[fittoyou1]

@warner003 If I knew these were used by Robin McKenzie then I would give credit, however they where exercises I was given by my Physiotherapist when I injured my back cycling one day. I used them throughout my rehab, and did not mean to offend / upset anyone. They are probarbly quite common exercises used by Physios the world over. I do not even know Robin McKenzie, so can't really credit him, If I don't know it, sorry.

[warner003]

@fittoyou1 That's fair enough if you did not know the origin of the exercise. You should look up McKenzie - most effective way to treat sciatica, to be more effective with these exercises- keep to just the extension that you do at the end and skip the others until the disc pressure has settled and had a chance to heal

[fittoyou1]

Bouncing your knees will help loosen the muscles around the Sciatic nerve, like a dynamic stretch, holding the knees would tense the muscle up.

Try to keep the knees together when bringing to chest, yes.

[Jahkillian]

Mine is so bad, I havent been able to run for almost 5 years. Its just recently after doing my own research, finding a combination or Sciatic, IT band, over all hip flex ability and my left glute not fire properly. So what has been working for me is, the foam roller, baseball, 30 minutes of warm down stretching and ICE! Ice after the gym seems to do wonders. My hips are so bad, I can't keep my knees together or my hands doing that stretch. The most I can bring my knees in is about 90 degrees.

[Jahkillian]

Why do you bounce and not hold for the first exercise?

Are your knees together when you bring them to your chest?

[fittoyou1]

Bouncing your knees will help loosen the muscles around the Sciatic nerve, like a dynamic stretch, holding the knees would tense the muscle up.

Try to keep the knees together when bringing to chest, yes.