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To cure sciatica, you need to know why sciatica happens at the first place. Leg pain or sciatica (also known as radiculopathy) from a herniated disc is commonly caused by disc material protruding backwards and irritating or compressing a nerve root, which in turn causes pain to radiate along the sciatic nerve.

Specific exercises for sciatic pain from a herniated disc are prescribed according to which positions will cause the patient’s symptoms to move up the lower extremity and into the low back.For many patients, getting the pain to move up from the leg to the low back is accomplished by getting into a backwards bending position, called extension exercises or press-ups.