Gluteus Maximus Stretch

Stretching the buttocks can be great for reducing symptoms from sciatica.

Teaching Points

  • Lay on the floor on your back.
  • Pull your bent knee up towards the opposite shoulder.  
  • Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds.  

Variations

  • Perform sitting and leaning back on the other hand.  

Muscles Stretched

  • Gluteus Maximus.  

Related Injuries

  • Trigger points in the gluteal muscles.  
  • Piriformis syndrome.