IF YOU ARE READING THIS, I KNOW YOU ARE LIKELY FRUSTRATED, TIRED, AND PERHAPS A BIT SKEPTICAL. I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO WAKE UP WITH THAT BURNING, TINGLING, OR RADIATING PAIN THAT JUST WILL NOT QUIT. YOU HAVE PROBABLY TRIED EVERYTHING FROM COUCH STRETCHES TO PRICY INJECTIONS, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE RELIEF IS TEMPORARY AT BEST. MAYBE YOU HEARD ABOUT "NERVE FLOSSING" ON YOUTUBE OR FROM A WELL-MEANING FRIEND, AND YOU THOUGHT, "THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE MISSING PIECE!" BUT INSTEAD OF FEELING BETTER, YOUR SCIATICA SEEMS TO BE GETTING ANGRIER. TRUST ME, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I HAVE WORKED WITH 5,200+ CLIENTS SINCE STARTING MY ONLINE BUSINESS, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE DOING IT WRONG.
DEAN VOLK, MPT, IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE LEADING SCIATICA RELIEF EXPERTS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND HE HAS SEEN THESE MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. NERVE FLOSSING IS A POWERFUL TOOL, BUT IF YOU TREAT IT LIKE A TRADITIONAL MUSCLE STRETCH, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BAD TIME. THE SCIATIC NERVE IS NOT A RUBBER BAND; IT IS A HIGH-SENSITIVITY COMMUNICATION CABLE THAT IS CURRENTLY TRAPPED OR IRRITATED. WHEN YOU PULL ON IT TOO HARD, IT REBELS. WE NEED TO GLIDE IT, NOT GRIND IT. LET’S BREAK DOWN THE SEVEN BIGGEST MISTAKES YOU ARE PROBABLY MAKING RIGHT NOW AND HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY START HEALING BY WORKING WITH YOUR BODY INSTEAD OF AGAINST IT.
1. TREATING THE NERVE LIKE A TIGHT HAMSTRING
THE ABSOLUTE BIGGEST MISTAKE I SEE IS PEOPLE TRYING TO "STRETCH" THE NERVE. MUSCLES LOVE TO BE STRETCHED — THEY RESPOND WELL TO TENSION AND LENGTHENING. BUT THE SCIATIC NERVE? IT HATES TENSION. WHEN A NERVE IS IRRITATED, IT DEVELOPS WHAT WE CALL "PROTECTIVE TENSION." IT IS TIGHT BECAUSE IT IS TRYING TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM FURTHER DAMAGE. IF YOU PULL ON BOTH ENDS OF THAT NERVE AT THE SAME TIME (LIKE WHEN YOU PULL YOUR TOES TOWARD YOUR FACE WHILE STRAIGHTENING YOUR KNEE), YOU ARE PUTTING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STRESS ON AN ALREADY INFLAMED TISSUE. THIS IS NOT FLOSSING; IT IS STRESSING. NERVE FLOSSING IS MEANT TO GLIDE THE NERVE THROUGH THE SOFT TISSUE CANAL. THINK OF IT LIKE A PIECE OF DENTAL FLOSS (HENCE THE NAME). YOU WANT TO MOVE THE NERVE ONE WAY WHILE SLACKENING THE OTHER END, THEN REVERSE IT. IF YOU ARE FEELING A BIG "STRETCH" IN THE BACK OF YOUR LEG DURING FLOSSING, YOU ARE LIKELY AGGRAVATING THE NERVE INSTEAD OF HELPING IT GLIDE.
2. FLOSSING DIRECTLY INTO THE PAIN
I SEE THIS CONSTANTLY — THE "NO PAIN, NO GAIN" MENTALITY. PEOPLE FEEL THE ZING OF SCIATICA AND THINK THEY NEED TO "WORK THROUGH IT." LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR: IF A MOVEMENT CAUSES YOUR SCIATICA TO FLRE UP, STOP. JUST STOP. NERVES HAVE A VERY LOW TOLERANCE FOR PAIN DURING EXERCISE. IF YOU ARE FLOSSING AND YOU FEEL THAT FAMILIAR SHARP SHOOTING PAIN OR AN INCREASE IN TINGLING, YOU ARE RE-IRRITATING THE NERVE ROOT. YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY RUBBING AN OPEN WOUND. THE GOAL OF A SUCCESSFUL NERVE GLIDE IS TO MOVE WITHIN A PAIN-FREE RANGE (USUALLY JUST 10-15 DEGREES OF MOVEMENT). IF YOU FORCE THE RANGE OF MOTION JUST BECAUSE A VIDEO TOLD YOU TO, YOU WILL REMAIN STUCK IN THE PAIN CYCLE. MY CLIENTS DISCOVER VERY QUICKLY THAT LESS IS ALMOST ALWAYS MORE WHEN IT COMES TO NERVE MOBILITY.
3. IGNORING THE TOTAL BODY IMBALANCE (THE 180° SCIATICA SOLUTION)
MOST TRADITIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY FOCUSES ENTIRELY ON THE PAINFUL AREA. THEY POKE YOUR LOWER BACK, STRETCH YOUR PAINFUL LEG, AND GIVE YOU EXERCISES FOR THE SIDE THAT HURTS. BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT THE SECRET TO STOPPING YOUR SCIATICA IS ACTUALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE? THIS IS THE CORE OF THE 180° SCIATICA SOLUTION. YOUR BODY IS AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM. WHEN ONE SIDE IS IN PAIN, THE OTHER SIDE OFTEN BECOMES RIGID OR OVERCOMPENSATES, WHICH ACTUALLY LOCKS THE PAIN IN PLACE. IF YOU ARE ONLY FLOSSING THE PAINFUL SIDE AND IGNORING THE FACT THAT YOUR ENTIRE PELVIS OR TORSO IS TILTED OR IMBALANCED, YOU ARE JUST PUTTING A BAND-AID ON A BROKEN DAM. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BODY BALANCE. OFTEN, BY WORKING ON THE NON-PAINFUL SIDE, WE CAN RELEASE THE TENSION ON THE SCIATIC NERVE WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE SENSITIVE AREA. THIS IS REVOLUTIONARY FOR MY CLIENTS WHO ARE TOO SORE TO EVEN TOUCH THEIR BAD LEG.
4. MOVING TOO FAST THROUGH THE REPETITIONS
I GET IT — YOU ARE BUSY AND YOU WANT THE PAIN TO GO AWAY YESTERDAY. BUT NERVE FLOSSING IS NOT A CARDIO WORKOUT. I SEE PEOPLE PUMPING THEIR LEGS UP AND DOWN LIKE THEY ARE ON A BICYCLE. THIS RAPID MOVEMENT CREATES FRICTION. FRICTION CREATES HEAT. HEAT CREATES INFLAMMATION. AN INFLAMED NERVE NEEDS CALM, RHYTHMIC, AND SLOW MOVEMENTS. YOU SHOULD BE MOVING AT A PACE WHERE YOU CAN CONTROL EVERY SINGLE MILLIMETER OF THE GLIDE. IF YOU RUSH, YOU MISS THE SUBTLE CUES YOUR BODY IS GIVING YOU. YOU MIGHT MISS THE MOMENT THE NERVE "CATCHES," AND BY THE TIME YOU FEEL THE PAIN, YOU HAVE ALREADY GONE TOO FAR. TAKE 3-5 SECONDS FOR EACH PHASE OF THE MOVEMENT. SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP YOUR HEALING.
5. PERFORMING TOO MANY REPS AND SETS
BECAUSE NERVE FLOSSING FEELS "EASY" COMPARED TO LIFTING WEIGHTS, PEOPLE ASSUME THEY SHOULD DO HUNDREDS OF THEM. "IF 10 IS GOOD, 100 MUST BE BETTER," RIGHT? WRONG. OVER-FLOSSING CAN LEAD TO "NERVE IRRITABILITY," WHERE THE NERVE BECOMES SO SENSITIVE THAT EVEN WALKING BECOMES A CHORE. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH JUST 5 TO 10 REPETITIONS, TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY. THAT IS IT. WE WANT TO "GREET" THE NERVE, NOT "GRUEL" IT. WE ARE TESTING THE WATERS TO SEE HOW THE NERVE RESPONDS. IF YOU WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY FEELING MORE SORE, YOU DID TOO MUCH. REMEMBER, THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE SENSITIVITY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, NOT TO EXHAUST IT.
6. FORGETTING TO BREATH DURING THE EXERCISE
THIS SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT IT IS CRITICAL. WHEN WE ARE IN PAIN, WE NATURALLY HOLD OUR BREATH. THIS "BRACING" SIGNAL TELLS YOUR BRAIN THAT YOU ARE UNDER ATTACK. IT TRIGGERS THE "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" RESPONSE, WHICH INCREASES MUSCLE TENSION THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE BODY — INCLUDING THE MUSCLES SURROUNDING YOUR SCIATIC NERVE. IF YOU ARE HOLDING YOUR BREATH WHILE FLOSSING, YOU ARE LITERALLY FIGHTING AGAINST YOURSELF. YOU MUST MAINTAIN DEEP, DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING. THIS SIGNALS TO YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT IT IS SAFE TO RELAX. WITHOUT SAFETY, THERE IS NO HEALING. IF YOU CANNOT BREATHE COMFORTABLY WHILE DOING A NERVE GLIDE, YOU ARE LIKELY MOVING INTO A RANGE THAT IS TOO AGGRESSIVE FOR YOUR CURRENT STATE.
7. SKIPPING THE STABILIZATION PHASE
NERVE FLOSSING IS PART OF A LARGER PROCESS. AT SCIATICA RELIEF NOW, I TEACH A PROVEN 3-STEP SYSTEM: 1. BALANCE OUT IMBALANCES. 2. STABILIZE IN THE NEWLY BALANCED POSITION. 3. RETURN TO NORMAL SLOWLY AND WISELY. MANY PEOPLE DO A FEW NERVE GLIDES, FEEL A MOMENTARY DROP IN PAIN, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY GO BACK TO SITTING ON A SLUMPED COUCH OR LIFTING HEAVY GROCERIES. YOU HAVE TO STABILIZE THAT RELIEF! ONCE WE GET THE NERVE GLIDING AND THE BODY BALANCED, WE MUST TEACH THE MUSCLES HOW TO HOLD THAT NEW, HEALTHY ALIGNMENT. IF YOU SKIP THE STABILIZATION STEP, THE IMBALANCE WILL RETURN WITHIN MINUTES OR HOURS, AND YOU WILL BE RIGHT BACK WHERE YOU STARTED, WONDERING WHY THE "FLOSSING ISN'T WORKING."
THE TRUTH ABOUT NON-INVASIVE SCIATICA RELIEF
MOST PEOPLE THINK THEIR ONLY OPTIONS ARE SURGERY, PILLS, OR "LIVING WITH IT." THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. BUT THE ANSWER ISN'T JUST DOING RANDOM STRETCHES YOU FOUND ONLINE. THE ANSWER LIES IN UNDERSTANDING YOUR SPECIFIC BODY MECHANICS. WHY IS YOUR NERVE PINCHED IN THE FIRST PLACE? IS IT A TILTED PELVIS? A RIGID MID-BACK? A WEAKNESS ON YOUR "GOOD" SIDE THAT IS FORCING YOUR "BAD" SIDE TO DO ALL THE WORK?
THE 180° SCIATICA SOLUTION IS ABOUT FLIPPING THE SCRIPT. WE FOCUS ON THE HEALTHY SIDE TO CREATE SPACE AND RELIEF FOR THE PAINFUL SIDE. IT SOUNDS FOREIGN TO MOST PEOPLE, BUT THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. MY CLIENTS OFTEN EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RELIEF WITHIN DAYS — NOT MONTHS — BECAUSE WE STOP PULLING ON THE NERVE AND START BALANCING THE BODY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE IS HOPE. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WHO WERE "COUCH PRISONERS" FOR MONTHS RETURN TO WALKING, PLAYING WITH THEIR GRANDKIDS, AND EVEN RUNNING AGAIN. BUT I DO NOT WANT YOU TO BLINDLY FOLLOW A PROGRAM IF YOUR BODY DOES NOT RESPOND. I WANT TO PROVE TO YOU THAT THIS WORKS BEFORE YOU EVER MAKE A COMMITMENT.
JOIN THE FREE 3-DAY SCIATICA PROOF LAB
IF YOU ARE TIRED OF GUESSING AND YOU WANT TO SEE IF YOUR SCIATICA CAN ACTUALLY RESPOND TO BODY BALANCING, I HAVE A NO-BRAINER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. I OFFER A FREE 3-DAY SCIATICA PROOF LAB. THIS IS NOT SOME PRE-RECORDED VIDEO SERIES. THIS IS A 3-DAY EXPERIENCE CONSISTING OF THREE 30-MINUTE 1:1 ZOOM SESSIONS WITH ME. I WILL PERSONALLY LISTEN TO YOUR FRUSTRATIONS, EVALUATE YOUR MOVEMENTS, AND MANUALLY GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE EXACT BODY-BALANCING TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE HELPED 5,200+ OTHERS.
WE WILL SPEND THREE DAYS TESTING YOUR MOVEMENTS TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND YOUR "OFF SWITCH." IF WE CAN REDUCE YOUR PAIN IN JUST 30 MINUTES BY WORKING ON YOUR NON-PAINFUL SIDE, THEN WE KNOW WE HAVE THE ANSWER. IF YOUR BODY DOES NOT RESPOND, THEN WE AT LEAST KNOW THAT TOO. BUT YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO FIND OUT.
DON'T LET ANOTHER DAY GO BY WHERE YOU ARE JUST "MANAGING" THE PAIN. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN ELIMINATE IT. SPACE IN THE PROOF LAB IS LIMITED BECAUSE THESE ARE PERSONAL 1:1 SESSIONS, SO DO NOT WAIT.
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STOP STRETCHING THE PAIN. START BALANCING THE BODY. I WILL SEE YOU IN THE LAB.
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