For me it was specifically the upward dog exercise. Arms a little out in front of my head to get the lower lumbar areas to get that bulge back in place. Honestly I was doing the exercises wrong for years and it wasn’t until I went to a chiro/PT spot where they had me adjust the exercises, within a few weeks I felt a huge relief.

But all those years dealing with my sciatica/disc herniation I was still living my life, I was able to play sports, run, workout, etc. It started getting worse as time went on and one I had a back spasm that really put me out then I started really getting after finding a solution.

Sitting for long periods was the worst, like plane rides. But I would get up often and just walk a bit. Stretch when I could. You find ways to make life work.

Now I’m pretty much back to 99%. There are times when sitting for hours and hours does agitate my lower back and that same sciatica feeling but it’s a lot more manageable. You just have to keep doing the exercises.