What causes sciatica and what can help to improve it? In this short tutorial, Kyle talks us through exactly what is happening when you experience sciatica, and which exercises can help to alleviate pain caused by it (and which should be avoided!).
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With thanks to Sarah Clennell
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Added October 2023
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Kyle is very well-known to Body Control Pilates teachers through his work on the Level 4 Back4Good® Low Back Pain course (which he helped to write) and his numerous workshops and Development Weekend presentations. He qualified from Brunel University College in 1995, completed an MSc in neuro/musculoskeletal physiotherapy from UCL in 2003 and was previously the Occupational Physiotherapist for Kent Police.
He is a frequent competitor in triathlons and ‘Iron Man’ events. Kyle is an ‘Anatomy Day’ tutor on the Body Control Pilates matwork course and also delivers part of our Low Back Pain course.
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Filming by Joey Barlow, Instagram @joeybarlowfilms
Photography by Charlie Kelly (www.charliekelly.co.uk)
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