Dealing With Sciatica
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Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:29 pm
The question is....... What do people do, to try and get relief?
Stretching used to help me but it's not working anymore.
Mine runs across from the top of the right buttock, into my groin, down the back of the leg through the back of the knee, then the calf and into the side of the ankle where it splits up into two directions in the foot.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby 방구 똥 » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:03 pm
It took months at the physio, stretching, and painkillers for me.
I hope you can recover soon!
What stretches do you do?
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby Tim » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:31 pm
Codeine-pain killer
Seriously. For 8 out 0f 10 pain do it till the pain subsides in a day or two (hopefully). It works for immediate relief, then try physio, exercises, etc.etc.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby OldBloke » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:59 pm
Since your problem has got worse I would recommend a visit to the Dr.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby Uncle Just » Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:19 pm
I have now stopped riding as I foolishly rode through the pain a few times using osteo tabs but it got worse. Even walking and sitting became painful too. My current physio who has been very good with other issues, is away, so I haven't seen anyone else as yet. I'm resting, doing gentle stretching and the old exercises. I have started doing gentle water based exercise in the local pool as I was incapable of much else. It's getting slightly better but age, wear and tear etc have had an effect but I'll wait til my guy checks it out before I ride again.
Apart from that I can't help but only recommend a good physio with cycling knowledge. Get well soon.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:04 pm
He is talking Osteoarthritis as well. Never had electrical impulses from arthritis before
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:00 am
Thanks for that site, Matagi. I do a combination of some of those but that is a good list to do.matagi wrote:Foo, have you tried hip stretches? Lower back pain can be exacerbated by tight hip flexors.
I have found this website useful.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:18 pm
Well I have...
Spondylolisthesis of 6mm of L5/S1due to bilateral L5 pars defects.
Servre disc degeneration with marked narrowing and vacuum phenomenon.
In simple terms, I have a bulged disc at L5/S1 and my spinal canal has narrow a lot causing the problem with my sciatica nerve behind these two discs + the degeneration of the area.
So some more drugs, five appointments with a physio and see what happens. The kicker is, can't get in before the 27th and only open M-F and latest appointment on Fridays 2pm. Chit, none of that works in well with my job!
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby koshari » Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:26 pm
i had a bout of the old sciatica a while back, all i could do for a few days was lie belly down in a beanbag and fret every time i needed to sneeze,
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby Haro_V2 » Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:27 pm
Other than that ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory) and keep on moving for me.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby spannermonkey » Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:59 pm
I have Osteoarthritis ,I could barely walk last Christmas & nearly gave up playing Hockey after over 30 years .foo on patrol wrote:Just got back from the Dr. X-rays of the hip leg and spine coming up.
He is talking Osteoarthritis as well. Never had electrical impulses from arthritis before
Foo
Get your GP to look into "PRP" plasma replacement something
Peter Lewis in Melbourne does a treatment
I had the next generation of PRP in it's experimental stage
2-3 weeks later ,I'm a new man (nearly ) can't lift anything heavy over 5kg-6kg
My doc is opening a clinic in the next few weeks in Melbourne , if you want I'll try to find somebody at your end of the world
You want the new version NOT the one Peter Lewis is doing
Those injections go straight into the joint
The new version I had was just an injection into the local area
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:00 pm
Thanks Koshari, I'm hoping it doesn't get to that point.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:02 pm
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:15 pm
I have great faith in my GP of twenty something years but, in my experience physiotherapists are at least a good as GPs in diagnosing many of these things on the first appointment. GPs come into their own when the diagnosis is less certain, the problem is intractable and in referring to other specialists and in accessing technology.
I hope you get it right, a squeezed sciatic nerve is not pretty.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:42 pm
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby Dan_Melb85 » Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:47 pm
I was 27 at the time and extremely fit - running marathons, and weighed 10kg less than what I do now. Doctors, specialists all told me to stop all work and excercise, which made it worse. I started running again 3 months later and it seemed to work (against all logic). I'm still trying to return to fitness (hence starting the cycling), but the pain is never not there. Some days it is okay, some days it is terrible. I have found if I lose weight it feels better, but sometimes I'm too sore to excercise, and in the winter where it gets worse, I avoid excercise, and put weight on.
It is extremely frustrating for me, but excercise with pilates seems to help somewhat. If I activate my core when I ride and make sure I concentrate on bending at the waist in the drops or on the hoods then it can help as well.
Slipped discs are a nasty business, I copped two of them I wish you all the best.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:45 pm
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby Constantheadwind » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:06 pm
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:14 pm
You won't see me on one of those things, Bartek. I want to race, not look like someone out for a cruise in a lounge chair.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby Bartek » Sat Jan 23, 2016 7:49 pm
If it's speed you are after then recumbent is the way to go, all the records - speed, 1 hour, endurance are all held by recumbents. If you are determined to race "Retro" to the detriment of your body, that is your decision, good luckfoo on patrol wrote:Good to hear, Constantheadwind.
You won't see me on one of those things, Bartek. I want to race, not look like someone out for a cruise in a lounge chair.
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Re: Dealing With Sciatica
Postby jpgibson » Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:54 pm
ive had two disc prolapses- i have a lot of sympathy and empathy for you- its horrible BUT generally gets better.
good luck , pmme if youre in western sydney and want recommendations.
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