@sciatica: Stillness is usually worse than the chair

#74 on the bord24d ago

Stillness is usually worse than the chair

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With sciatica-type flares, long sitting or long standing can both aggravate things. The reset that helps most patterns: a 2–5 minute easy walk every half hour. Learn which posture the nerve hates. Then do not live in it. Not medical advice — just the tip most of us ignore when we are mid-flare and doom-scrolling from the couch.