Spine · Mid recovery
Sciatic Nerve Glide
How to do it
Lie on your back and hold your bent knee toward your chest with both hands. Slowly straighten your knee, raising your foot toward the ceiling, then bend the knee back down to release. Move slowly and stop at the first sign of tension.
- Body region
- Spine
- Position
- Supine
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Range Of Motion
Used in home programs for
- Lumbar Herniated Disc (with Radiculopathy)
- Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica)
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