Symptoms And Causes Of Sciatica Pain:

Here we see what the causes of sciatica are and what are the symptoms in order to recognize the pain.

Causes:

The major and significant causes of sciatica pain are as follows:

• Pinched sciatic nerve
• Irritation or injury around the sciatic nerve
• Compressed due to tumor or other associated illness such as diabetes, however rarely

Symptoms:

One can understand the symptoms of sciatic pain from these signs:

• Pain that is severe and sharp radiating from the lower spine down to your leg
• Discomfort near the nerves
• Burning sensation in the area
• Muscle weakness
• Numbness in the affected leg.

Yoga Asanas For Sciatica Pain Relief:

Let us now see the beginners yoga for sciatica pain, and how to do them for effective results.

1. Child Pose:

Also known as Balasana, these are yoga stretches for sciatica. Here the child pose is popular to help immensely to tone down the body and help with body stretching and flexibility. It stretches one’s spine, lengthen, and improves body flexibility. Further, the pose is also said to be improving strength to the hips, lower back, and thigh area.

How To Do:

• Sit on the ground
• Here in the sitting posture, your buttocks should be resting on the heels (in vajrasana position)
• Bring your arms above your head slowly
• Make it a point that you are breathing in and out and do it in a relaxed manner
• Stretch out arms with palms facing the floor
• Continue in this same yoga pose for 25-30 seconds
• Release this pose and relax
• Repeat the same
• Do not work on this pose if you are pregnant or have a knee injury

2. Cobra Pose:

The cobra pose also is known as Bhujangasana. This asanas for sciatica pain helps a great deal to work on stretching spine area, leg area, and promote body circulation. This helps to strengthen the back and helps bring in and boost the energy levels to improve the circulation of blood in the body. It also promotes flexibility.