Sciatica: Causes, Symptoms & Risk Factors with Dr McGill 

Probably the best video I’ve seen on RU-vid describing sciatica and how one should go about treating it. Thank you so much for doing this.

An absolutely wonderful interview with Stewart McGill. I have read three of his books and learned a great amount from them. He is very relaxed in this interview and explains his methodology very clearly. He is brilliant and gracious.

Great stuff. But of course, I started doing whatever exercise popped up in my feed whilst watching this - which was before McGill points out the importance of a proper exam and there’s a lot of well marketed folks on YT that offer excercises and stenches that may make things worse. Now I’ve got a back induced headache which is new. It’s frustrating when I’ve got to sit and wait until a doctor will see me which is months from now. But that’s American health care.

Since i started doing the stretches the better ones not the worst stretches by jeremy with dr mcquill i can stand straight now ,i also learned about posture and what to do after a prolonged sitting and how to bend to tie my shoe,pick something down the floor etc . What a good relief ,thank you Dr.Mcquill and Jeremy!

I just ordered the book .. I have learned more here than I have in 9 month dealing with sciatica..and 10 weeks of PT

34:47 You begin you begin by recognizing the mechanism of pain and wind down the sensitivity through spine hygiene. Now, if a book shows lunge patterns, pushing patterns, pulling patterns, etc. etc,. then you've now created a capacity, an ability for the body to receive those exercises, so that they can now perform the adaptations which is the therapy that the person needs.

Stewart McGill in very fine form in this interview, thanks so much for your line of questioning. Helpful!

Thank you Prof McGill. I had significant protrusion on L5 disc. I didnt do surgery. Was healing gradually then did something (dont know what I did wrong) and right leg went into full spasm/pain/sciatica. SCARY. Rested for one day and it significantly cleared up. Its a very tempermental condition

Great interview and informative, relevant information - thank you. It's just a shame that RU-vid ads every 3 mins make it almost unwatchable.

Thank you Chris and Dr McGill. What he’s saying makes sense. Understand what the problem is before coming up with a way to treat it. Unfortunately there isn’t a clinician available in my state of Washington. I have the back mechanic book and it’s very detailed. I wish we had either a much less complicated way of determining the best therapy or far more clinicians trained by McGill

By special patients Dr McGill means celebrities and social influencers like Jillian Michaels. It makes sense because he can’t possibly see everyone hence his book 📖 to help patients have guidance. But the good thing about him treating athletes and celebrities is that these people can spears the wisdom. I just watched Jillian’s interview and her personal al story from her channel! It was touching and very informative. So thank you doc!

This was a great interview, thank you two for taking the time to help others learn about our bodies

I am a big fan. I am working with one of his clinicians in Northern NJ. I always feel better when I leave my PT sessions but then I do something at home to aggregate it. I will be re reviewing my assessment with my PT tomorrow morning to help see if we can figure out what I am doing wrong.

Very good explanations... especially what's causing the pain. I sometimes feel pinching behind my knee or to the side of my knee that's lingered on after my sciatica issues. Im 73 and your explanations are very helpful! I try stretching my leg in different positions that helps sometimes.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Thanks for the good information, have the x-rays. These movements tell specific dos and don't! In so much pain have t o stop and mechanical analysis every move.

Thanks

So much great detail and I have the book Back Mechanics... Reminds me to review the assessments again. Have studied and adapted most of the waves to move. Wonderful to know that things are treatable. Thank you Dr McGill & Christopher Hole.

I'm pretty sure I have the condition he finishes explaining at 13:00. Boy is it hard to find good posture and movement that doesn't create pain. Great to hear him talk about specific sciatica.

Thanks for this bro, was looking for a sciatic specific podcast from Dr McGill and this helped a lot 👌🏻

I just ordered the Back Mechanic book !

What a wonderful interview. I'll be looking for a personal trainer with your understanding of health, and a practitioner trained by Dr. McGill.

This was a good one. Thank you guys

What Stu is referring to at 12:50 is me. He said the treatment plan for that type of individual would be different, but then doesn’t elaborate. Could you provide a bit of clarity what he means there?

Thank you Christopher and Dr Mcgill

never been emotional just receiving information before

Thanks for sharing such good talk

I think we do a disservice to people with "bad backs" by simply referring to it that way rather than calling it a "spinal injury" which is what it is... if you have torn an ACL, we don't say "he's out with a bad leg"

Wonderful interview. We like the models he uses too. ;)

Always love this interviews, great to see in video.

Enlightening discussion.

Amazing interview,Thank you so much 🙏🙏

Can endometriosis cause sciatica nerve? How do I fix that?

Love the content thx.Can we have advises for cervical treatment please, i have irritated nerve around c7 c8 ...

Thank you guys so much. !!!!

Thanks. Just bought his book.

Is this available in any audio format? For example Spotify or podcast

Great Work.

Hi, 18 months ago had massive back spasm, then 14 months ago severe back stiffness, then glute/hamstring 1/10 pain on walking. Mri showed massive hernia l5/s1 and bulge l4/l5. Today i just have slight numbness under outside of sole on 1 foot and occasional mild back stiffness, no pain. Is the numbess part of the “sciatica”

Where can we get a thorough orthopedic and dynamic exam? My family dr and my neurologist have not once mentioned that. Just referred me to a chronic pain clinic.

Chris Hole remind me of John Stockton - Nba player

Is it also advisable to see a physiotherapist for a massage?

My disc bulge has improved loads since October where I couldnt walk five minutes but I still can't sit for long

ya well, hate to sound negative, but realistically, most of us do not have a clinician to go to with this skill/knowledge for assessment and depending on the book for this is sketchy.

Anything be done for Arachnoiditis

How long does scarica take heal from carrying shopping reply asap

Does your book cover SI joint instability?

I wonder if this Doctor Practice or have a clinic in the States?

Can you link me to a excercise regiment were he talks about a micro movement causing sciatica? He talks about it at 11:37. Not necessarily a buldging disc

Im having buttock and leg pain down my foot .initially the pain was in right side,after 2 months got pain in left ,its alternating since then if shifts sides.what could it be

I am still trying to buy his book..where can I get it pls.

Brilliant how much is book uk

i have sciatica behind my left leg but no back pain can you treat it?

My only takeaway from this 1 hour lecture / interview is Dynamic Disc Designs company

The times will cure Don't lay flat

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11:55 1 disc lost stiffness sciatica moves

I csnt stand now.

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Anybody translate into telugu

I experienced lower back pains for 2weeks i could hardly move ,rotate ,twist my body ,I couldn’t squeeze my body ,when i was lying down in bed i was like a snake that crawls i had to lift up my back hold it with my 2hands ,to be able to rotate on both sides ,it’s tingily and like stiff and i felt heavy ,i tried to exercise ,followed the exercise from you tube about lower back pains somehow they helped ,bending was too hard for me once i bend it’s really difficult ,the situation went on and on so i decided to go to the nearest hospital bec it never went away ,the doc suspected of sciatica and i got scared ,i 😅 underwent an xray and result was known ,he said that he didn’t see anything or nothing was serious ,he lamented that it’s bec of aging and lack of vitamin D,i replied that i’ve been taking it for years ,i was told to make the dosage strong ,take advil for the pain relief ,and apply voltaren gel ,now i came across of these stretches by jeremy with dr,mcguill ,i’ve been following them for a week now and i ‘m feeling better ,my question is :Does back pain have something to do with aging and vitamin defficiency ?Is the doctor’s prognosis or findings about my lower back pain true ,just the same he told me to see my family doctor and see what he says .thank you jeremy and dr.mcquill for the video of better stretches for back pains .