Quick Home Office Stretch – Sciatica
Dr. Clayton Roach: Hi. Welcome to the one-minute wellness tip. Today we’re talking about sciatica and a quick stretch you can do while sitting at work or home.
Dr. Ben Boudreau: Absolutely. And so first what you’re going to do is take a seat on the chair here. And what you’ll do is you’ll take the affected limb. And so let’s just say it’s the left limb here. You’ll cross it over the right knee, forming a four or a figure four. And then you’ll lean forward and apply gentle pressure on the superior aspect or the top of that knee pushing down. And what you should feel here is a nice stretch through the side of your leg there. And what’s what this stretch is targeting is the pure performance muscle, one of the main muscles involved in sciatica. And so this is a great stretch that can be performed a few times a day at work, at home, or even when you’re in the car.
Dr. Clayton Roach: And make sure to keep the back straight when you’re going down.
Dr. Ben Boudreau: Absolutely. Here’s your one-minute wellness tip.
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