KNEE SCIATIC NERVE FLOSSING

The knee sciatic nerve flossing exercise is used to mobilize the sciatic nerve to help reduce inflammation and peripheral nerve impingement. Generally this exercise is to be done in a pain free range of motion, if the end ranges are intolerable you can modify the exercise by shortening the range. This exercise is recommended to be completed on a padded surface like a yoga mat. Begin by lying down on your back with one thigh raise to 90 degrees hip flexion and supported with both arms. Keep the non-target leg straight and parallel with the floor. Floss the sciatic nerve by simultaneously look up with your head while extending your raised knee. Once your maximal tolerable and tension free range is reached, bend the knee while looking down with your head to complete a repetition.

Structures Involved:

• Sciatic Nerve

Related Conditions:

• L4-L5, L5-S1 Lumbar Disc Herniation

• Piriformis Syndrome

• Peripheral Sciatic Nerve Entrapment

• Sciatica

• Disc Bulge or Bulging Disc

• Slipped Disc / Pinched Disc

• Prolapsed Disc

• Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP)

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