I Thought Stretching Was A Good Thing!

When your muscles joints and nerves are healthy, stretching is great!

A classic example for when stretching is the wrong thing to do is with a sciatic nerve entrapment.

Stretching is great if you have healthy muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves.

The picture above shows an irritated and compressed sciatic nerve due to years of sitting. Now the nerve is stuck to the muscles surrounding it with fibrous adhesion. This will cause your hamstrings and low back to constantly feel tight.

Even though the hamstrings and low back feel tight they are not the problem. Along as the sciatic nerve is entrapped the low back and hamstrings will remain tight.

This is why are providers go through a detailed examination to find the route cause of your pain and tightness. In this cause, once the sciatic nerve is freed up, the low back and hamstring tightness will drastically improve.

If you or someone you know has been trying to stretch themselves our of pain and tightness with little to no success, we can help! Click the button below to get your consultation and get started today!