Sciatic nerve damage refers to the damage of tissue related to ischium (one of the sections of hipbone). This nerve damage is accompanied with acute spasmodic pain in lower body. In some people who are affected by this problem, the pain can be severe and enfeebling which makes the patient very weak and drained.
The possible cause of this is Sciatic nerve damage. Whenever the nerve root related to the sciatic nerve is irritated, the pain travels through the first lumbar vertebra and further down.
Top ten yoga exercises for sciatica are –
- Supta padangusthasana – a simple stretching using yoga belt.
- Supta padangusthasana – variation comes with a block under the foot.
- Utthita parsvakonasana – intense side stretch.
- Ardha chandrasana – the half moon pose.
- Bharadvajasana – a simple torso twist.
- Bharadvajasana – getting into the pose.
- Salamba sarvangasana – shoulder stand.
- Setubandha sarvangasana – bridge pose.
- Savasana – corpse pose.
- Adhomukha svanasana – downward facing down stretch.
The above Yoga exercises are recommended ones and should be practiced for a minimum of two times in a day. They should also be correctly interpreted in terms of form and structure. Paying attention to the ultimate mechanism of each pose will help one achieving the maximum benefit of yoga for curing the sciatic nerve damage. The yoga exercises have to be continued for long even after the pain had almost vanished from your body. You must listen to your body while yoga and be careful not to overstep your pain boundaries.
Engaging yourself in the rehearsal of yoga can be carried out in a systematical manner at home too with the help of various CD’s and DVD’s that feature short simple and therapeutic yoga practices carefully designed to alleviate pain caused by sciatic nerve damage and promote health in the lower body parts.
