Hi All,
Thanks to everyone who reponded to my post about tumeric for back pain relief.
My pain is literally a pain in the bum this week! Seems to be worse than the back pain. Now every single muscle in my leg aches & feels stiff. Also feel like im going to get calf cramp.
Ive had sciatica before where had agonising pain in the buttock & all the way down my legs. Just wondered if the tightness in my legs was sciatica. Thanks All.
Jenny
You may need to stretch your hamstrings and glutes.
If you are able -lie on back on floor and pull knee towards opposite shoulder. Hold for ten seconds. Repeat - and don't forget to breathe -a few times - stretching a bit further each time. Same for other side.
If that's not possible , try standing along side a solid kitchen table ( or sitting sideways ona long bench) sitwith one leg along the surface , the otheron the ground. Now try to reach the foot on the surface with your hand , pulling your toes up to your chin. You should feel a pull in your lowerback. DO NOT JERK OR OVER PULL .
Be gentle and start slowly.
Youtube will have plenty of videos explaining far better what I am trying.
Try " exercises for sciatica relief "
Cheers. And good luck.
Yup I get very sore & stiff legs because of that to. You need to have physical therapy it help me, i have good & bad days but it will heal just takes time.
I have had Sciatica for 4 weeks now. The pain was horrendous every morning, from buttock down to my foot. I could not put my foot to the ground when I got out of bed each day.
I had my first acupuncture on Friday and it worked. On Saturday I was up and about- Magic!
I am going to see a Consultant today to see if the pain is caused because the last Epudural I had has worn off.
I definitely recommend acupuncture.
Good luck.
Does anyone know why Sciatica pain seems to be so fierce early in the morning ?; the timing is not often mentioned by posters - you describe exactly my experience, and usually by lunch time it has subsided a great deal, and gone by evening.
I saw a Consultant yesterday and he said it is definitely a trapped nerve. He could do a nerve root blocker but it may not work. It can last 3/4 months and go away itself. In the meantime if acupuncture works just go with it.
Strange how the pain subsides later in the day. I suppose as you start moving the nerve is freed.
Good luck.
I would have though because you have been in a fixed position, that seems to make it worse for me, can't be in one position too long be it sleep, driving, sitting down. I find that physical therapy, electro acupuncture, doing the exercises I have been told to, be active all help, along with helping it heal. I"m on a waiting list for hydrotherapy now. Mine doesn't go away like that it all depends on activity levels & have been sitting too long etc that makes it worse. Goodluck
Madlegs1 has some good suggestions. It is also advisable to take some yoga lessons under an experience yoga teacher who can give you advice on stretching.
There is a saying in the new testament of the bible which says: "It is easier to see the speck of dust in someone elses eye than the plank in your own." This is a true statement. I need the help of an Alexander teacher to see the minor/major faults in my muscle control. I cannot see them myself because I am so used to doing things in a particular way.
Hope this helps.
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