Same here. I only get it mildly, and Pilates/osteopath/swimming generally keep it at bay for two or three months at a time; OTOH painkillers and anti-inflammatories achieve nothing except a tick on my GP's little sheet.
Sciatica!!!!! give me back pain or Toothache any day
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theloafer
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i had it for 32 years happened playing football at break time at work..
i was given painkillers and as it went on and on they gave me stronger one,s ended up on DICONAL i would some times loose days if i took to many
and lost days from work was getting longer ..back in 2000 was the longest 9 weeks ..
the factory nurse asked if i would like to see an Osteopath we had visting the factory as we had a lot of people ill with bad backs /elbows and wrists willing to try anything .... after 4 vist,s have had no tablets since then all sorted with exercise,s
....i would say get it sorted by a professionallarry
On the pain scale cluster headaches sit at the top. Fortunately they are episodic for most but some people have them chronically.
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
i used to get random sciatica on rides (had a few bad attacks when out with colinj). however, whether coincidence or not, i've not had an attack since riding fixed, every now and then i can feel a sensation i used to get before an attack but its never got to the painful part.
you have my sympathies, it's horrible and right up there with cramps on the pain scale.
you have my sympathies, it's horrible and right up there with cramps on the pain scale.
cyberknight
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I get random bouts of sciatica and i have been prescibed naproxen with little effect, i found that exersises that target the buttocks/ piriformis help a lot.
Having suffered with back problems for 40 years (accident at work in the days when they just told you to rest it for a day) I started with sciatica last year. I googled "stretches/excercises for sciatica relief" and found one that actually worked for me. Still got the back problem but sciatica only flares up occassionaly. Not suggesting it will work for everyone but worth trying.
It is difficult to explain the excercise but I will see if I can find it again.......but try googling it yourself.
It is difficult to explain the excercise but I will see if I can find it again.......but try googling it yourself.
You have my sympathy too. Suffered from bad back and neck for years so can feel your pain.
Best advice is to get a MRI scan done as soon as you can. Its ok us on a forum saying go to an osteopath, chiropractor, pilates class. But until you can specifically diagnose what the problem is any of the above can cause further damage to the nerve.
I'm speaking from experience, I've had my C6 & C7 discs removed (discectomy) as I had bone spurs compressing the nerves at these vertebrae. I almost lost the use of my left arm because no-one could properly diagnose my condition and I went to them all, including Chinese acupuncture, cupping and massage.
The MRI pinpointed the problem right away and luckily we have private medical care through my partners job. I got taken in for the op ten days after the scan and i'm fine now apart from a wee bit of numbness and tingling in two fingers of my left hand.
My GP told me if I waited for the NHS to do the op it would have likely been 18 months later and I could have damaged the nerves that much my hand/arm would have been pretty much useless.
Best advice is to get a MRI scan done as soon as you can. Its ok us on a forum saying go to an osteopath, chiropractor, pilates class. But until you can specifically diagnose what the problem is any of the above can cause further damage to the nerve.
I'm speaking from experience, I've had my C6 & C7 discs removed (discectomy) as I had bone spurs compressing the nerves at these vertebrae. I almost lost the use of my left arm because no-one could properly diagnose my condition and I went to them all, including Chinese acupuncture, cupping and massage.
The MRI pinpointed the problem right away and luckily we have private medical care through my partners job. I got taken in for the op ten days after the scan and i'm fine now apart from a wee bit of numbness and tingling in two fingers of my left hand.
My GP told me if I waited for the NHS to do the op it would have likely been 18 months later and I could have damaged the nerves that much my hand/arm would have been pretty much useless.
Plus one for the above get it diagnosed correctly, sufferred with this as well for a couple of years no amount of Pilates/stretching/Osteopath helped and in the end I could not sit in a comfy chair for more than 5 minutes. Went to the Docs got referred for a either a caudal epidural injection or an op to remove the disc. I was advised to go for the injection first. My disc had prolapsed normally not a problem and they can go back on their own after a time but my disc had degenerated to such an extent that the nerve inflamation had to be taken down to help the nerve naturally grow around the bulge. The injection followed by the exercises prescribed by the physio worked without the need for a formal op and within a few weeks it was OK again. Have had no real issues ever since, apart from when I run. If I run three times a week after about two weeks of this it flares up so I tend not to run anymore and to tell you the truth do not not really miss it. Riding the bike actually really helps it as well which is a plus.
Good luck and hope it all works out for you.
Good luck and hope it all works out for you.
