sciatica

[wardyc1]

I twisted awkwardly last wednesday and gave my sciatica a right good (bad) twang. Was barely mobile for a few days. Up n about now albeit painfully and every movement has to be slow n careful........This aint a 'gimme sympathy for me poorly back' thread. I was just wondering who else gets the occasional bout of chronic sciatica and what alterative methods do you use to relieve it.

[Joy Yeomans]

if ive been operating our small processor in a windy spot my sciatica comes on but i find a good hot bath and plemty of ibroprofen helpd

 

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[wardyc1]

Bathing only when the missus is in cos I can barely get outta the thing without her help. Whilst she is laughing at me and my crippled technique of alighting the bathtub hahaha

[kiza]

Know how you feel....went and slipped couple disks in my back start of the year. I basically got told nothing much you can do, diaezpan zapain and naproxen help alot

[bob]

I was diagnosed with it yrs ago and 10 yrs later they finally found out what was wrong with me.

Sadly worse than sciatica but beware many folk get told they have sciatica just as it's a general symptom.

If it continues try to get them to test it further.

Certainly wish I had done as would not be as advanced if proper treatment had started 10 yrs ago.

[AlvinD]

Try foam rolling the area since this is what the physio essentially does. Research Myofascial release.

[Bearded Munch]

Had it for over twenty years and used to it now.

[adowning7]

I'm ringing a chiropractor tomorrow as mine is giving me grief, hopefully won't be sciatica but I'm sure i'll get the 'I think you ought to take a couple of weeks off' sketch.

[tomw]

Go on YouTube. Search sciatica exercises. Worked for me instant relief.

[Woodworks]

Have a slipped disc and get sciatica occasionally.

Two things help me.

One is core strength just through work. Get bad when having a holiday.

Second is a simple exercise given to me by a physio. She said there was not much that could be done about the disk that presses on the nerve but gave me an exercise that stretches the nerve so when the disk presses on it there is much less pain.