sciatica relief?

[jnaser]

I've tried moving every way except laying on my right side for relief and I can't find relief! This doesn't help when I have the stomach flu! Relief ideas? What have you mommies done?

[EllaMari]

Foam roller and yoga streaches. Pigeon pose, ankle over knee pose. Extended side angle. And but massages!

[DreamaMama]

I looked up stretches on youtube. Now i do daily squats and havent had a problem since

[mkh9]

Do you mean doing squats relieved you sciatica pain? It didn't hurt to tighten your glutes? Was your pain in the glute area?

[specialmom]

mhk9,  I would think of it this way.  It's actually a dynamic stretch.  Sciatica is usually a pinched nerve and stretching (for me, glutes and hamstrings) releases it. Think about the movement of a squat.  It's going to possibly release these. People do not have sciatica due to tight muscles. They have it due to impingement. So, the squat movement could actually release that.  

[specialmom]

For some, squats may increase pressure on the spine and make sciatica worse. For others, it might release it.  I did find stretching out my hamstring muscles the most effective way of overcoming sciatica. And heat always felt good applied as well when pregnant.