You have sciatica and you are in pain. The common thing to do is to rest up. Sit down or lay down whenever you can to ease the pain you are feeling in your lower back, buttocks and legs. This may

ease the pain or it may not, but it is the wrong approach.The worst thing you can do is to be inactive. Inactivity will cause your muscles to grow weaker and actually make your back feel worse.

Also your back and legs muscles will now be more susceptible to further injury from any movements, exercises or lifting. You need to be up and moving around even if its only walking, which by the

way you should be doing anyway as it is by far the best thing you can do to improve your condition by strengthening your leg and back muscles. Each day you should strive to walk a little further and at a slightly quicker pace.

As always you should consult with a professional before attempting any exercise program. A physiotherapist may be able to set up an exercise program geared to your particular situation.

Though the pain may be in your back, alot of the problem may stem from weak stomach muscles. Weak stomach muscles put more strain on your back. You need to build up your stomach muscles. You are

not trying to build six pack abs, that would be nice, all we are trying to do is build up the stomach muscles a little and reduce stress on the back muscles. The best way to do this is with simple

sit ups. Start slow with knees bend and only raise your head, with arms folded behind it, a few inches off the ground. Progress a little bit each day until you can do a normal situp with your legs straight.

A variation on this that will also strengthen the lower stomach muscles is done by lying on the floor and just raising one straight leg up while the other leg is bent at the knee. Alternate legs.

Moving down to the hips, it is time to stretch them out as well. One way is by sitting on the floor with legs straight and simply stretching out your arms towards your toes. This is also a great way to stretch your lower back and to some extent your hamstring muscles.

Which brings us to the hamstring muscles and the buttocks. One exercise that has been shown to be effective in stretching these muscles is done by raising up on the toes and as you do this bring your arms straight up over your head and then while you are still raised up on your toes, try to touch your toes with your fingers. This may take make doing in the beginning, especially in keeping

your balance so be close to a wall at first for some support. You will only be able to reach as far as your knees at first, do not be discouraged but pursevere.

Another hamstring exercise that is helpful is accomplish by lying on the floor with knees bend up, grabbing behind the knees, pulling the leg back toward you and then straighthening it out.

The piriformis muscle is responsible for connecting the muscles in the thigh region with the main swaths of muscles in the back region. A simple exercise to try for stretching this region is to sit

straight up in a chair and with legs outstretched raise them a few inches off the floor and reach your hands towards them. A variation of this is done by crossing the legs first while they are stretched straight out and then reaching for them.

To recap, stay active, keep walking and as a variation when walking you can place your hands behind your head or stretched out behind you to keep your back in a more vertical aligned position.

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