If you’re one of the thousands of women experiencing sciatica pain during pregnancy , you’re going to want to try these stretches for instant pain relief.

Sciatica pain during pregnancy can be completely debilitating and severely impact the quality of your life. Luckily there are some really great exercises to help you relieve your pain and help get you back to feeling great and being active. 

Performing these stretches regularly will work wonders in alleviating some of your pregnancy-related sciatica pain.

What Is Sciatica?

 One of the most common complaints women have during pregnancy is sciatica—pain in the lower back that radiates through the buttock and down one leg—which can make it hard to get comfortable at night, let alone fall asleep.

Sciatica is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the lower back, hips, and legs. Sciatica is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve.

The sciatic nerve runs from the lower spine through the buttock and down the back of each leg to just below the knee. It can be caused by a herniated disk or other spinal conditions that compress or irritate the nerve root.

Sciatica can also be caused by problems in other parts of your body such as your hip or pelvis.

In this video, I’m going to teach you how to reduce your sciatica pain with some simple yoga stretches. You will learn how to use your breath, body awareness and movement to relieve you pain and feel great again.

This class features five of the best stretches you can do every day to relieve sciatica pain during pregnancy.

The symptoms of sciatica are often worse when you are sitting or lying down and better when you are standing up or walking around. This is because pressure on your spine is relieved when you stand.

The symptoms of sciatica vary from person to person and the cause of sciatica may be hard to determine. Some people will only experience pain when they move their leg, and some people will have pain throughout their body or only in one side.

Looking for other pregnancy yoga classes, try these:

4 Easy Back Stretches For Pregnancy To Get Rid Of Pain Fast

8 Best Pelvic Floor Exercises For An Easier Birth

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