How Sitting Causes Sciatica & How to Stop It NOW. (Products & Tips)
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- "Famous" Physical Therapists Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck demonstrate how sitting can cause sciatica and how to stop it NOW.
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Such a catch 22, standing more than 5 minutes gets to be excruciating, sitting relieves the pain, but is causing the damage
I agree
You find standing painful too? Even walking? In good shoes standing was my only option.
I'd be a liar if I said it isn't so hopeless that I spend half my waking life contemplating suicide
@@barefootjakejake7765 🙏 I hope your pain goes away . Mine is worse but I had imagined it would ease up - I think my couch and my cleaning / chores / bending / lifting - everything- caused mine .
@@barefootjakejake7765 I feel ya, brother. I've been in the same dark space for the past few months. Keep moving, and it will get better. I was basically bed-ridden for a few weeks. Finally, the right combination of meds and therapy got me semi-mobile again... And the pain is slowly receding.
Your best days are still ahead of you. Keep the faith. One day, when we're pain free, we'll look back and appreciate the mobility we have.
I'm just so grateful to physical therapists like you guys. I don't know a single person that hasn't benefited from knowing a physical therapist.
I first iced my back then took a hot shower and arched my back forward with water as hot as I could stand it for 5 minutes and this worked great to loosen up the muscles and relieve the pressure on the sciatica nerve. I had immediate permanent relief. Probably won't work this well for everybody but did for me.
So I just stumbled upon this two days ago… I followed your advice about using a towel roll to keep my lower back straight. Life changing man… I appreciate that you guys are out here!
Has ur leg pain gone?
I drive for a living. Long stretches without breaks. I've had compression fractures in L4 and L5 and have lumbar and cervical stenosis. I'm dying lately. Hoping to find some solutions. Love your videos.
I don't know how to thank you. Finally I feel painfree. What you are doing here is wonderful!
I use a rolled up sock 🧦 and place it under my back and experiment with various spots while I lay on the carpet on my back . Ice helps - advil helps - car and couch seem the worst .
Because of your educational video, I realize now that the source of my pain is coming from how I sit at work. Thank you for helping me feel better immediately!
I am a truck driver and literally have no choice but to sit for TEN hours every day, and with added bumps and vibrations from the poor quality roads in this country. After years of this lifestlye, I have developed severe sciatica pain issues, chiropractic care fixed it temporarily, but I cant just make chiropractor visits a permanent part of my life. I drive with a heating pad on my lower back, thats the only thing that relieves the pain enough for me to work. My left leg does get numb, so I just rest that foot on a small box. My sciatica pain has been going on almost a year now. It definitely dampens everyday life😔 These videos have helped a lot though, and I thank you for that.
Love, love, love you guys! You always explain things so well and have the best remedies to help us feel better! Thank you for being the BEST PT's on the Internet - in my opinion!
It is so thoughtful that you try to help ppl. I'm sure that alot of ppl appreciate it more than they can express!!! Thank you for posting!!!
Finally, I understand bulging discs. No more traditional situps!
These guys are great and crack me up! I have learned more from them regarding my sciatica than I did from my own PT.
Definitely worth tuning in to and I have referred to several others who agree.
You are a great team, you give all health advice to all people, around the world.
I love these guys.
They're so informative and have humor thrown in. They're the total package!
My sciatica became bad now with all the home confinement and too much sitting. I’m no spring chicken either. I am laying on my side as I write this. I’ll keep looking at your videos. Thanks.
My sciatic pain is on my right , but the pain goes down to my knee & shin. Standing or walking makes it worse & have to sit .
I just Love you guys! Thank you much contribution! Keep doing what you're doing! Subscribed!
I see every one of your episodes because I have low back pain due to muscle degeneration of the spine , and recently I have been experiencing sciatica like pain - excruciating pain ! But the excercises you showed really helped me !
I save your videos and use them instead of going to PT. You two are awesome!!!
Thank you so much! Glad that we could help :)
You guys are so kind ❤ thank you
Wow!! I'm a decorative painter and sit a lot... I just shoved my roll of Viva paper towels behind my back (it was handy!) and my back feels great!! THANK YOU for this fabulous video! xox
Sitting with 'correct' posture for lengthy periods is obviously beneficial to the spine, but make sure to stretch out in the reverse position, or, like me, you might find your mobility becomes, over time, quite limited. And to sit like this, you'll need your keyboard right up close towards you so that you're not tempted to slump towards it, which could create curvature of the upper thoracic spine - let's face it, we're not designed to sit at a desk for 8hrs a day! I reckon our forefathers suffered less than we do, by doing intensive manual work.
They also call intensive work back breaking and our ancestors didn’t live as long so they probably didn’t have to experience the back giving way as much. Too much of anything is bad. I can’t imagine my back after bending over for hours washing clothes by hand or picking rice LOl
@@WokOverEasy i rather do that then bend over and install tile lol
I do manual labour and everyone in the trade is sore lmao
When I was young I remember thinking that I should become athletic because athletes were in great shape and never in pain. Of course I found out htat athletes are ALWAYS in pain, and part of hte process is dealing with pain.
As far as sitting goes, there are good youtubes on squatting. Ever go to a third world country? They 'sit' like that all day. Quads of iron. I know some dentists without borders, they went tot he mountains of afghanistan and did dental work with NO anaesthetic and said those guys never blinked. Yeah, our overweight and under muscled population is just geared for survival!
The healthiest people are those with CONTROL of how they work. Sitting at a desk all day, definitely is going to hurt you. Of course some workers in the past had it much worse than others.
I have just put a cushion behind my back seems to be helping at the moment.
Thank you guys for your help.
The NADA Chair, I love it! I’ve had mine since the 1980s. It’s wonderful!
Thanks! Had never heard of it, checked it out thanks to you, ordered it!
Thanks for what you doing.
Excellent video again, love you guys.
I saw your video on exercise for this and I did the 2 pillow and went down to one pillow and the next day I was feeling great and stayed up on my feet most of the day.. thank you
BINGO, guys! That’s exactly what I have...I love to follow your videos every morning, I must follow your exercises....LOVE from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭♥️♥️♥️
Just found you guys last week. Love you! I feel like I have a free PT at my beck and call. 😻
I have Spina Bifida/ Hydocephalus a use a wheelchair 24/7 which means I am SITTING all the time when not in bed , my MAIN PROBLEM is basically my RIGHT SIDE , although I am sitting , I can NO LONGER BEND my leg from the HIP like I used to plus my KNEE feels TIGHT and it HURTS by the way I live in ENGLAND and have CARERS 4 times a day I am wondering what you can suggest ?
if you are me, we gotta find something to hang on that is sturdy, been standing at desk which opens up a huge new world, many new challenges lots of progress, we got this keep on going with inner connectedness and respect for the outer world as the goal.
How about some chair stretches that can be done in the office setting? Thanks!
You guys are good at what you do and very funny.thank you
You guys are great! London. 🇬🇧
I love you’re videos you both are very friendly ,and the informative . That being said
I sought out treatment and accepting I needed help. Also, a question , what do you think about nerve pain shots. ?
You two are awesome! Thank you. :)
Omgosh! The NADA- must have!!!!😍😍
My sciatica is focused to the right of my tailbone. It usually doesn't travel down my leg. Do you have exercises/stretches for that?
Hey B&B. God bless you guys! Really. Thanks so much for your videos. Have you already done a video reviewing various work chairs like the ones that some Alexander Technique pros recommend? Would love to see that.
Love your advice!!
Thanks Susan! :)
You guys have been amazingly helpful. I developed Sciatica about 2 weeks ago, after the first few days I started watching your videos. I wasn't able to stand remotely straight at all, like I was hunched over entirely, I worked on my posture per your guys advice and after a day I was able to stand up straight. The next day I was back to walking straight up. It's gotten so much better, I still feel pains in my leg, but I'm just trying to make a point of it to make sure I got good posture (I bought a few tools, like a lumbar roll for my car, one for my seat at work, and a posture supporter over my shirt that I wear around the house). I started mixing in stretches and I'm back to my normal life, minus I have to sit down after about 3 minutes of walking, but still, it's light years beyond being bed ridden like I was for the first 5 days.
The feeling of pain isn't really in my lower back, it's mostly in my leg... the calf, hamstring, and foot. Any additional advice you can give?
Jiggity Jack are you fine now?
@@ech07as That was my old account but the sciatica has been gone largely for 5 years. It only slightly comes back if I get lazy on stretching or exercising, but if I get back into it again, it ends up staying away.
thanks a lot sir
It would be helpful to list the products you are talking aboutvwith links to purchase
I bought 2 stadium seats to watch the Cardinals at ASU stadium years ago. Also used them at Spring training when sitting in the bleachers. Definitely need that back support when sitting at a game for 3 hours.
What about those lower back support wraps, have strips that go on each side of the spine and an elastic strap that Velcro around the abdomen? Slightly different from the nada. The one I have is called old bones.
I've used the Back Joy support seat. Got it from QVC, and have one for home and car.
Video 2 I pressed the send button by mistake. I just made an app to have the procedure done a month from now. That being said your stretches work 99 percent.
You both are great and funny not condescending. I had a chiropractor tell me the medications I’m on are causing the problem!
U guys are awesome!!!!!
May I ask, so is sitting in the classical "lotus" yoga pose actually stressing the back?
Fantastic, thank you!
Good informative video 🙏🏼 I wanted to ask if I can do weight training if I have sciatica kindly help
I love your music
Thank you. This belt over knee.... I am thinking about blood circulation around knee ,veins ?
It hurts more when standing
You are not alone, we can beat this thing.
Bob and Brad Im a 40 year male with chronic sciatica in my tailbone region that radiates throughout my buttocks when Im sitting and even just standing and walking. This condition is related to the piriformis syndrome on my left side. What stretching exercising do you recommend to relieve the sciatica and piriformis muscle pain?
Were you able to fix your sciatica ?
I get my sciatic pain after both prolonged sitting AND standing - And hilariously my job requires prolonged periods of both... I constantly have to get up and down. And tips for helping the pain when I do need to stand for ages?
Shill Keeler got the same problem. At start I thought walking long distances would help, but that actually triggered the nerve pain. I need to shift between sitting, standing/walking and lying down all the time. How is your pain now. Any improvement ?
Widen your stance very much any standing,doing dishes etc. Mine so bad feel I'm being tortured!!! Wide stance my mAin relief now. Bless You & great healing!
Same here, the thing is though i used to lean towards the front of the chair while sitting until today that I watched this video. Doctor wasn’t helpful at all, but they did send me a bill. Thats why i love TH-cam, it gives you all the information you need on anything and it won’t cost you a penny
Hi Bob and Brad, I've been watching your videos for advice and thanks for the opportunity ask a question...
I have sciatic symptoms left side for 3+ months, from a L4-L5 herniation and treatments for previous bouts of sciatica no longer are effective, surgery will probably be my next option.
As to my question......, for me, relief from the pain comes from sitting down, (I believe this is a flexion example in my case?) so what should I do given that sitting down is my place of relief? Many thanks in advance, Andrew
Realy nice vedio
i don't think so too, bob)). great video. thanks!
Hi. I went to a spine and bone doctors yesterday for my knee. He said he saw a slight tear of my meniscus, and it could be bigger but the MRI doesn't show it all. He suggests surgery? But if it's something he doesn't even know is serious should I go through with it? My leg has locked up 3 times due to it though so I know I have a meniscus tear just not if surgery is needed? Ok asking because I dance and was wondering if it's worth taking off dance for this surgery. Thanks!
Hello I have sciatica nerve pain when I get up from sitting and I would like to get some advice on stretches or something I can do to relieve the pain
I had S.I. fusion in 2012. Three pins fuse the pelvis to the sacrum but still have sciatica.
Now with the fusion I am having other issues with glutus max / min. Could the fusion be causing this?
I was hoping to get your opinions on the knee chair? Would it be a better choice than an office chair?
What if your spine is arched inwards rather than outwards? Am I sitting too straight? What would cause the sciatica then?
Are there any supplements that help heal or even keep discs healthy?
Here’s a question. I’ve been having terrible thigh and calf pain every time I sit at my computer. I’ve done everything. Bought a foot rest, bought a new chair (Serta chair) tried a million different things. No matter what though I end up having these terrible pains. Any suggestions? Or thoughts? I always move around I do toe raisers everything. But the moment I sit back in my chair (3 different chairs tried) I have this pain.
On a forklift 8 hours a day what is best for sciatica seat cushion or lumbar support thanks.
NADA chair @7:43 possibly beneficial to hikers as well? certainly compact and all 1 part.
I have noticed that my bed is giving me lower back problems. It is the kind that automatically goes up and down or the knees can go up or down. Have you had many people complain about these beds and lower back pain? Would the NADA chair help with this? I have tried pillows for support but no use. Thank you.
Please comment on sitting in a recliner. Will these supports be sufficient?
You guys ♥
I wanted to see what exercises to avoid. I am now sitting for long periods for work. It seems to get worse from the tailbone being out of alignment. Is there anything that can realign the sacrum/coxxyc under the body? Ex rays showed 3 fractures to the tailbone.
Hi, I went to pick up my baby daughter from the floor and my old lower back injury has kicked in with loads of pain right now any advice on how to recover
I have hit the trifecta - l45 stenosis, herniation and congenitally small openings. Any stretching I can do to help at all? I'm on course for 2nd spinal injection, first one gave relief for 1 glorious day....nights are horrible, the spasms are far better since first injection but still hurt, positions are tough are short lasting. Sitting currently is the least painful position.
Yay...Go Vikings!! I wondered thru the whole video why the football was on the counter! BTW...have you ever done a whole video on Spondylolisthesis ?
Lumbar spine support which is what is your favorite???
Who else corrected their posture while watching this video? :)
Sciatica back pain. Question. Sir is it normal when you have sciatica it response to your testicles please advise me thank you
Did they answer your question?
Lol me!!!!
Me
I just stand up
I'm having a terrible time with sciatica pain in my leg. When I first get up in the morning I'm ok until I sit and within a short time of sitting I get pain down my leg when I try to walk and the pain doesn't go away easily at all. I have tried sitting up straight when I'm at my desk but after awhile my back hurts so bad I have to lean back for awhile to relieve the pain. I also have to sit on a padded chair as any kind of hard surface hurts my back to sit on. I also get pain from standing too long. I'm going to give the towel roll a try and see if that helps. Thanks for the videos.
Same!!!! Its hell
I cracked my tail bone in a toboggan accident 55 years ago, when I was 18 and have stenosis in the Sacroiliac joint . Have always had sciatic problems.
Hello Is there any thing that has helped. I had stenosis when I had a bicycle injury at the age of 20 now am 28 and developed sciatica Disc degenerative disease at multiple levels and varicose veins. Any help would be a blessing.
Where are you guys located, I'd love to be evaluated by you! I watch your videos and get so much help. My pain was so severe i would almost be in tears trying to wipe myself after using the bathroom. Omg and don't get me started on sneezing, or standing up after sitting down
Hey guys. Thanks for everything u do. Been having problems sitting for almost a year now. It gets uncomfortable/painful after 15 mins or so. I can tolerate the pain but if I sit at a restaurant one day, the next few days are rough and sometimes cause a bad flare up and throw out my back completely. Been working w a McKenzie therapist for many years to deal with my back issues. The therapy has always helped but it only seems to help so much this past year. Can't seem to return to my "normal" life. I basically avoid sitting at all costs now. Even for meals I'll stand. Any ideas or suggestions?? Been told my next attempt at relief should be a spinal injection but to be honest I'm concerned of the risk/reward ratio in trying those. Thanks again. Go Packers!! Sorry Bob 😃
I'd like to know if you find any relief. I'm having trouble sitting, too. Still not sure if I have sciatica.
@@L.Spencer same here... Pls do reply.
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Anything help?
Quick update for anyone wondering: Been trying stem cell & PRP injections which have helped but only for a few months at a time from what I can tell. About a year ago I tried a radio frequency ablation on my lower back. The basic explanation of that is they burn some nerves so you won't actually feel the pain. The nerves do grow back at some point between 6-18 months. At least that's what I remember the doctor telling me. Last September I had the RFA done and had some relief but I wasn't satisfied. So a few months later in January I started a round of stem cell injections. After that is when I felt the most relief. I was able to sit for much longer than I remember. I still wasn't 100% but I don't think I'll ever be after suffering for so long. I was doing really well compared to before. Then in May I had a really bad episode that had me stuck in bed for a few days. I could tell a few weeks before that I was gradually starting to feel worse again. Spoke to my doctor and he suspected my nerves were growing back already. Started the whole process with my insurance again and just had another RFA procedure done 2-3 weeks ago. It can take about a month for the nerves to fiully die off but I am already starting to feel a difference. I'll slowly start sitting more again in the next few weeks to see where I'm at. My plan is to see how much the RFA alone can help before I consider more stem cell injections. The RFA is covered by my insurance but the stem cells are not. It's frustrating but maybe one day they'll come around. Hope everyone out there finds some relief one way or another. I continue to go to a McKenzie therapist but it's more for "maintenance" at this point. Ultrasound treatment and massages. If anyone has any follow up questions I'll be glad to reply as soon as I see them. This is always going to be a work in progress but I'm hoping this treatment can help me avoid any kind of surgery for a long time. Hang in there and take care.
Do you guys have any advice for people who drive all day? That spend hours in a car driving 6-8 hours? I would really appreciate some advice to help my back and legs feel better.
This is glorious, been searching for "sciatica hanging stretch" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Venayden Wanillian Method - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my mate got excellent results with it.
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What if your sciatica is so bad you can’t walk or stand for long periods of time, would you still recommend walking? Thanks guys
Hlo how are you now??can u stand or walk is ua sciatica gone?? Pls rply me cz i can't stand or walk for long periods itz Soo painful 😭😭😭
have you guys made on SI joint dysfunction?
May I ask if I can use a pillow,will I get the same results? Thank you.
What's up Doc?
Does donut shape lattex foam help sciatica when sitting down? Especially when where're in sciatica mode on already?
could you tell us where you bought the nada chair from ty
Nice guys, the only thing that is a problem is the AUDIO, I don’t know what happens, barely can’t hear you, and is interested in everything, please can you do something, but very good I like it
Nice coffee mugs :)
Sirs, I'm 18 and I have 2 herniated discs in L4 - L5 and L5 - S1 from deadlifting wrong, I've been following your videos and they've been helpful. I've found the McKenzie method helps me greatly, but only to a certain point, my doctor advise hanging myself on a pull-up bar, but when I do that there's a sharp pain sent from my right hip (the side that hurts) down to my toes, with the tingling sensation. I would be grateful for some advise, thanks.
Edit: I've been doing some research about hanging on pull-up bars, and most articles say that they are helpful, but in my case, they are not, so I'm really confused.
Have you found any solution for this
Another great video. I have Spondylolistisis and the lumber support aggravates it. Any suggestions for another method of support.
Thanks again
what if you have sciatica, scoliosis and leg length discrepance from hip replacement?
opinions on ergonomic kneeling chairs?
ANYONE?
I have a sciatica, and i have great pain when i am standing, because it put presure on my leg and increase the pain. So i need to seat imiedatly. So how can i avoid seating while having a sciatica?
How to take out and keep stuff in lower part of fridge...with sciatica?
How can I get Nada chair? I have back problems due to sitting in the office.
What is that back strap called? Where can I get it?
i have pain in my upper left but. where the piriformis is. While sitting. Especialy on hard surfaces.
How about riding home excerise bike would that cause back pain? I think it caused my sciatica pain.
What if walking bexomes too painful and you're stuck slouching forward and can't stand up straight from nerve pain. Any tips ?
Adrian Segovia try to stand with one feet..and stretch out the other leg like exercising it ..open and close it ..then try to walk ..and do it again when you feel pain
Please post an answer I appreciate it. Also I was wondering what state do you practice at.?
They're in Minnesota.