My Mother Has Sciatica.. What Kind of Exercises Can She Do to Relieve the Pain?

Question by ditonoui: My mother has sciatica.. what kind of exercises can she do to relieve the pain?
She also has what she describes as “Two discs that are protruding from my spine.”

Best answer:

Answer by Debra B
Probably the best thing she can do at this time is take ibuprofen and muscle relaxers. Does she have health insurance? Physical therapy could be beneficial. She could perhaps get some treatments from the physical therapist that could be very helpful.

Answer by Traci H
I’ve found stretching to be most effective but her doctor will refer her to a physical therapist who will prescribe the apprpriate exercises for her condition.

Add your own answer in the comments!

Internalizing Chronic Pain
Recently I returned to physical therapy because the whiplash from my car accident has gotten to an unbearable level. Part of my program involved a … I have had my spine cut apart and screwed together like a puzzle. “Everest isn't for everyone,” he … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Exercises That Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Yet according to physical therapist specialist Matt Mikesh with Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group, practicing certain exercises can cause more harm to the body than good. “I see many patients who come in because they have injured … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Strand Notebook | Murrells Inlet church urges others to 'walk a mile in my …
Bryan, who injured her spine in a motorcycle accident in 2001, said she uses a wheelchair most of the time, but she can walk for short distances with a loft cane crutch. People see her walking and then see her in the wheelchair, and they sometimes ask … Read more on MyrtleBeachOnline.com