Sciatica - Lower Back Pain

I felt lucky to have a twitter friend who have experienced the lower back pain that i'm having right now. The symptom is identical i.e pain in the lower back that extended to numbness to the entire leg. It is called Sciatica, a situation where pain caused by the compression injury to the L4 & L5 vertabrae.

Thanks tristupe for highlighting this to me. He is a seasoned triathlete and an IM finisher. I never meet him in person but he is kind enuff to share his experience. You can refer to his entry here.  And knowing now that he is strong as ever, it make me believe i can recover and come back stronger.

In Tristupe blog entry he recommend the following stretching

1. Harmstring Stretch
2. Pelvic Lift

Prior to reading his blog entry, I have tried other exercise with the purpose to strengthen my back. This is based on what Dr Rozman recommended.One of it is pilates. You can search for a guided video of  pilates move from Runnersworld.