Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part B (2025)

Introduction: In modern sedentary lifestyle particularly among college students who are sitting for prolonged period and reduced physical activity lead to tightness of hamstring muscles and reduced lumbar flexion range of motion 
Sciatic nerve is the largest and longest nerve in the body which play an crucial role in lower limb movement. When the nerve is compressed it can lead to pain and reduced mobility which can lead to tight hamstring and reduced lumbar flexion 
Aim: The study aimed to compare the change in hamstring muscle length and lumbar flexion range, before and after the sciatic nerve slider intervention.
Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the immediate impact of performing sciatic nerve slider exercise on lumbar flexion range and hamstring muscle length.
Specifically, to evaluate whether these sciatic nerve slider techniques can increase hamstring length and improve the lumbar flexion ROM immediately after the exercises are performed.
Method: The interventional study include a total participant of 50 college students between age group of (18-24) with mild to moderate hamstring tightness. The participants were underwent baseline assessment of hamstring length by popliteal angel method and lumbar flexion range of motion by modified modified schobers test, following the base line assessment the participant performed single set of sciatic nerve sliders (20-reputations). Post intervention measurements was immediately taken to assess the change in hamstring length and lumbar flexion range of motion 
Conclusion: The study concludes that “two end of proximal and distal sciatic nerve sliders have significant impact on increasing hamstring length and lumbar flexion range of motion among college students.