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A yoga mat will give good support for floor exercises.feet and a yoga mat image by Deborah Benbrook from Fotolia.com
Sit on floor with left leg extended straight in front of you. You can use a yoga or exercise mat to sit on to make yourself more comfortable and to give your body a bit of support. - 2
Leg stretching exercises can ease sciatica.knee image by Vasily Smirnov from Fotolia.com
Place your right foot against the left knee. This exercise is for the hamstring muscles which begin at the pelvic bone and attach to the tibia bone. - 3
The hamstring is made up of three different muscles.Stretching the inner thigh as part of a Thai body massage. image by Deborah Benbrook from Fotolia.com
Lean forward. Reach toward your foot until you feel a very slight pull in your hamstring muscles. The hamstring is made up of three muscles; biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus. This exercise should stretch all three muscles. - 4
Excercising every day will improve general fitness.young woman getting ready to race image by Robert Young from Fotolia.com
Hold this position for 30 seconds and then change sides and repeat. Hamstring muscles respond well to low repetitions and strong movements. - 1
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Lie flat on your back. Use your yoga or exercise mat again for support. - 2
Keeping yourself fit will aid good health.summer jumping image by Igor Negovelov from Fotolia.com
Raise your left leg up above you. Doing these hamstring exercises regularly should help sciatica, as sciatica pain is associated with the hamstring muscle tightening and subsequently causing tension in the nerve. - 3
You should feel only slight resistance in your hamstring while exercising.Beautiful blond girl in tension in gymnastic pose image by Pavel Vlasov from Fotolia.com
Take hold of your leg and then pull up slowly until you feel a minimal pull on your hamstring muscles. - 4
Keeping muscles flexible will reduce pain.making exercise image by IKO from Fotolia.com
Hold this position for 30 seconds and then change sides and repeat the process. Keeping these muscles flexible should reduce sciatica pain.
Hamstring Stretch: Sitting
Hamstring Stretch: Lying
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