What are some effective exercises or stretches for the lower back to treat Sciatic nerve pain?

In the past I have taken Vicodin/Perkoset which work great but have no intrest or time for becoming dependent upon pain killers.

How do I controll this proactively? Thanks in advance!

I went to my doctor after about a week of pain in my neck. He diagnosed me with a pinched nerve, and prescribed me Vicodin, Flexeril, and Prednozone. It’s been about 4 days since I’ve been on these medications and they only seem to knock me out, making me sleep all day, not helping with the pain.

If in the end these don’t help, what more can a doctor do for me?