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Sciatica

Relieve Sciatica Pain and Build a Resilient Body

Without surgery, injections, or medication. This free 30+ page eBook helps you pinpoint the real cause of your sciatica - disc or stenosis - then follow the SPARK method with 15+ nerve-healing exercises.

Burning pain down the back of your leg. An ache in the hamstring or hip that will not quit. Numbness, tingling, or that jolt when you bend over or stand up out of a chair.

Avoiding movement is not a treatment plan. And your only options are not surgery, pills, or whatever the internet turned up at 2am. There is a third path: understand what is actually irritating the nerve, then treat it with intention.

Dr. Michael Derry is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist who was offered spinal surgery for his own severe sciatica at 25, and refused. He recovered naturally, and has spent over a decade using those same methods with patients. This free eBook is that approach, written down.

  • Start With the Self-Assessment: Find out whether your sciatica is coming from a disc or from stenosis (bone), so you follow the right plan. This matters - treating the wrong one can make you worse.
  • Follow the SPARK Program: Dr. Derry's framework Strengthen, Pain relief, Activate the nerve, Regain mobility, Keep moving - sequenced so you know exactly what to do and when.
  • Master the Secret of Nerve Glides: Safe, targeted movements that act as "motion is lotion" for your nervous system, calming the nerve and teaching it to move without shooting pain.
  • Know What Recovery Should Feel Like: Understand centralization and tissue irritability so you stop guessing - and stop flaring yourself up.
  • Two Done-For-You Pathways: The disc program or the stenosis program - 15+ exercises with photos, dosage, and modifications for every body and age.

Here's how this PDF has helped my clients:

Join the thousands of people Dr. Derry has helped overcome sciatica and back pain - through his concierge practice in Jacksonville, his book Revision Sciatica, and The Resilient Spine YouTube channel, without relying on medications, surgeries, or gimmicks.

  • Figure Out Your Cause: A simple disc-vs-stenosis self-check so you follow the right pathway.
  • Immediate Relief Tips: Practical ways to calm things down while the pain is still hot.
  • The SPARK Pathways: Step-by-step disc and stenosis programs with photos and coaching cues.
  • 15+ Exercises, Fully Explained: Every movement includes dosage, form tips, and modifications.
  • The Rules of Safe Recovery: Centralize vs. peripheralize and tissue irritability, so you never push into a flare.
  • Straight Answers: What the evidence actually says about MRIs, injections, and medications.

Patient Testimonials

Read what patients have to say about my services!

Michael has been a vital partner to help me overcome injuries and identify areas of weakness. He constantly assesses and adapts interventions to encourage recovery. The stretch, glide, manipulate, and dry needling techniques have helped keep me active.

-Chris A.

My time with Dr Derry was worth every penny.  After suffering with pain from a car accident almost 4 years ago Physical Therapy was the key to increasing my strength and decreasing my pain.  Dr Derry worked with my crazy working mom schedule and traveled to both my home and place of business.  I highly recommend Dr Derry.

-Jill M.

Dr. Derry was extremely helpful with developing my in-home program.  My back is much better than it was a couple of weeks ago. He gets to know what your goals are, then works on a individual plan with you.  Very good experience!

-Christine T.

Hi, I'm Dr. Michael Derry, DPT, OCS

A trusted Doctor of Physical Therapy with nearly ten years of experience. I have earned my Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Bradley University and I am a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist.

Specializing in core strengthening and orthopedic care, I am helping people to improve their strength and resiliency. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, I offer personalized care as a concierge physical therapist via Revision Health Services.

I have also been an adjunct professor and wrote a book on core strengthening available on Amazon!

My approach combines evidence-based practices with real-world experience to provide safe and effective exercise routines.
Dr. Michael Derry

Stop Guessing. Start Treating the Right Cause.

Figure out what's driving your pain, then follow a clear, stage-by-stage plan built around the nerve.

Why Most Sciatica Advice Doesn't Work

When I was 25 and in physical therapy school, I was hit with sharp, severe nerve pain running down my leg. I was surrounded by movement experts and still could not find relief, and I was offered spinal surgery. I refused, and figured out how to treat the nerve with intention instead. I have spent over a decade using that same approach with patients in my Jacksonville practice.

Here is what I learned: sciatica is not one thing. It usually comes from either a disc or from stenosis (bone), and the two are treated very differently. Treat the wrong one and you can actually get worse - which is why so many people feel like they "failed" stretching or physical therapy.

Sitting out your own life is not a treatment method either. Missing the walk, the trip, the round of golf, the floor time with your grandkids - that is not recovery, that is just waiting.

So this eBook starts by helping you figure out your most likely cause. From there you follow the SPARK method - Strengthen, Pain relief, Activate the nerve, Regain mobility, Keep moving — with a specific pathway for disc or for stenosis. The piece most people miss is the nerve itself. Nerve glides and neural dynamics are at the heart of this program, because calming and moving the nerve is often what finally turns recovery around.

How It Works

  1. Get instant access. Enter your name and email and the eBook arrives in your inbox — free, right now.
  2. Find your root cause. Take the self-assessment inside to identify your likely pain pathway: disc or stenosis.
  3. Follow the SPARK program. Do the nerve glides, mobility work, and strengthening chosen for your cause, with dosage and modifications spelled out.
  4. Regain your life. Build strength and resilience around a healing nerve so you can stay out of pain.

Ready to Stop the Shooting Nerve Pain and Start Healing?

You do not have to keep guessing, keep waiting, or keep sitting things out. Start today with a plan built by a board-certified orthopedic PT who has been exactly where you are.

What You Get:

  • A disc-vs-stenosis self-assessment to find your likely cause
  • The full SPARK program, with separate disc and stenosis pathways
  • 15+ exercises with photos, dosage, and modifications
  • The nerve-glide techniques most programs leave out
  • The rules for recovering without flaring yourself up
  • 30+ pages - 100% free, instant access, no obligation

Enter your name and email below and your free eBook arrives right away