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Stop stretching your hamstrings, stop stretching lower back and stop stretching your piriformis until you understand this. Sciatic nerve tension increases the further you stretch your leg and disc pressure increases the further you stretch your back. And this is why your sciatica keeps coming back, because the stretches you are doing are making it worse and preventing you from healing. So here's a three minute routine to fix the root of the problem. First, grab a towel, pull it firmly across your lower back, and push your chest up as far as you can comfortably. The towel gives you a fulcrum to restore extension to your lower back in the specific area that it's restricted, which begins reversing disc pressure, taking pressure off the nerve. Next, instead of stretching the nerve, give it more space to calm it down. Lay over the edge of a bed or couch with the painful side up. Put a pillow under your lower back to arch your spine towards the ceiling. This opens the holes in the side of your spine where the nerve exits to give them more space. Then flex and extend the top leg to mobilize the nerve through that bigger space. This will improve blood flow and reduce inflammation and finally, instead of just stretching your piriformis, strengthen it while you mobilize the nerve. Get in a pigeon pose, hold your hip to about 45 degrees off the floor, and slowly move forward and back keeping constant tension through your glute. This mobilizes the muscle and the nerve at the same time, so you're stretching, strengthening, and restoring all mobility in one movement. And after you do this, go try that hamstring stretch again and you'll see how much better it feels, because this will reduce your sciatica fast. But if you want a structured long term plan to fix your sciatica for life. Just text "TIKTOK" to 317-751-9509 and you can get a free sciatica fix demo with