11/13/2025
Dealing with sciatica? ā¬ļø šØ
Some people feel pain, spasms, numbness, tightness, or tingling in their glutes, leg, and down into their feet
With intense symptoms, I start with a more gentle version of this glide first to see how the nerve responds during the movement, after the movement, and the day after.
Some symptoms are OK, but we want these symptoms to return to baseline quickly
āØIf you donāt have any increase in symptoms, great! Do that for a few more days, and then you can start making adjustments from there.
The exact movement is going to look different based on your symptoms ā I like to personalize this for each patient and we usually make adjustments to it every session, depending on their symptoms.
For example:
If you feel tension as soon as you start straightening your knee, then thatās your limit for now. Just straighten until you feel a little tension, then bend your knee to take the tension off.
Nerve glides alone wonāt fully solve the problem but they can make a huge different in symptoms. The next step is to start gradually exposing the nerve and tissues to stress and load and the demands of your exercise, sport, or everyday life!
