The cause of your sciatic nerve tension has to be addressed first and foremost if you want the neural tension to go away. In this video, Maryke discusses the various causes of increased neural tension. She also demonstrates a simple sciatic nerve tension test you can do at home and shows you how to do eight exercises to relieve increased sciatic neural tension.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:27 What is increased neural tension?
00:02:21 What causes increased neural tension in the sciatic nerve?
00:04:24 Symptoms of increased sciatic neural tension
00:06:24 How to test for increased neural tension in the sciatic nerve
00:11:28 How do you treat increased sciatic neural tension?
00:22:33 How we can help


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References:
Majlesi, J., Togay, H., Ünalan, H., & Toprak, S. (2008). The sensitivity and specificity of the Slump and the Straight Leg Raising tests in patients with lumbar disc herniation. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 14(2), 8791.

Coppieters MW & Butler D. (2008). Do "sliders" slide and "tensioners" tension? An Analysis of Neurodynamic Techniques and Considerations Regarding Their Application. Manual Therapy 2008 13(3): 213221. Web. 26 October 2013.


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