Yoga for SciaticaFirst of all, sciatic nerve pain affects a wide cross section of society today, particularly in the USA. It’s not just pregnant women, or those who sit for long periods of time, or the elderly. Even students from age 15 on up may be in excellent health, but for sciatic nerve pain. Of course you ought to see your physician immediately.
Sciatic Nerve Pain tends to be most intense around the sciatic crest of the pelvis. Basically, this is the middle of the buttock cheek. If the pressure remains on the nerve, keeping it compressed or pinched, the pain worsens. It starts to expand down the entire nerve, down the back of the legs. Can Yoga help with Sciatica? The answer is, of course it can. A lot of people suffer from sciatica, and get relief with a regular Yoga practice. Every person is unique; hence you must find the program that best suits your body. Yoga Poses for Sciatica:Thunder Bolt Pose (Vajrasana) (the variation that is the bottom half of Gomukhasana) Here, fold your body forward, reaching your chin past your knees as you do this pose.
Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana) Do this slightly pigeon toed, with your feet wider apart. Try to reach the sitting bones back laterally from the body. Head To One Knee Pose (Janu Sirshasana) While doing this pay attention to your outstretched leg. Maintain internal rotation, sit bone back, and extend the lesser trochanter distance out laterally away from the opposite hip bone. This way, the inside of the outstretched leg continues to lengthen to the side widening the pelvis.
Reclining Big Toe Pose Series (Supta Padangusthasana series) Do this with reclining lunge. Child Pose or Baby Pose (Garbhasana) Do this with the sitz bones pressing out laterally. Knee Down Twist (Supta Matsyendrasana) Supine spinal twist. Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana) Wind Removing Pose (Pavanamuktasana) Seated Wide Legged Straddle (Upavistha Konasana) All of these will give you a lot of relief from pain and help reduce your dosage of medication, over time. |
