Exercises can actually help to cure sciatica. The first exercise demonstrating here is exercise that require to lie on the floor.

If the patient is unable to lie flat, a similar exercise can be done standing by arching backward slowly with hands on hips

These extension exercises are done regularly, about every two hours. More importantly, the spine specialist may recommend that the patient with this condition should avoid getting into a forward flexed (bent over) position. This tends to counteract the effects of the extension exercises. The specialist may ask the patient to correct any forward flexed positions immediately by doing an extension exercise.