Sciatic stretches should begin after a few days of enduring a sciatic pinched nerve.  If you have been experiencing sciatic nerve pain on a regular basis, some sciatic stretches would be helpful in the prevention of recurring sciatica pain from sciatic nerve damage.

The cause of sciatic nerve pain should be identified before you attempt these sciatic stretches, of course.  A little info on sciatica couldn’t hurt either.  Sciatic nerve pain is often associated with a sciatic pinched nerve.  The piriformis muscle or sciatic muscle could also be irritated.  Whatever the cause is, stretching is generally recommended by most physicians, and have been found helpful in most patients.  Generally stretching the sciatic muscle includes the following areas:  Sciatic Stretches for the Sciatica Muscle (360 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)