Leg Nerve Pain Exercises (Lumbar Radiculopathy)

Link for my bestselling rehab book: https://amzn.to/3UZvGYx Today’s video covers the best exercises for getting rid of nerve pain that travels from the low back and hip region and down the leg. In most cases, pain that goes down the leg is related to the sciatic nerve and its branches. Sciatica most often describes symptoms that originate from the low back (lumbar spine) and radiate down the back of the leg. In more mild cases, pain, numbness and/or tingling sensations may only travel to the buttock and back of the thigh. As neural irritation increases, pain may then pass the knee and radiate into the calf, shin and foot. When working to improve symptoms that travel down the leg, exercise should have the primary goal of decreasing neural irritation. When neural symptoms improve, pain will begin to leave the leg and move closer to the spine. This is referred to as the centralization phenomenon. On the flip side, if symptoms travel farther down the leg (peripheralization), then efforts should be made to identify activities that are worsening one’s state and modified appropriately. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 What is lumbar radiculopathy? 01:10 Exercise 1: Directional Preference 03:33 Exercise 2: Glute & Hip Rotator Stretch 05:06 Exercise 3: Sciatic Nerve Mobilization 06:53 My Bestselling Rehab Book