Sciatica

[walshie 2,804]

Stretching and mobility exercises are your friend

 

Stretching? Exercises? I don't like the sound of that.

[gnasher16 31,602]

Stretching? Exercises? I don't like the sound of that.

 

" We want a multigym " he says

[bird 10,014]

Too many people think they have sciatica or a trapped nerve without actually getting it diagnosed as such the back is a complicated thing theres 101 things that can go wrong with it you cant just say " give me some anti inflams ive got a trapped nerve " like a lot of people do......get to a specialist before you go to a chiropractor or osteopath and find out what the problem is for most middle aged people its just degenerative wear but get things diagnosed properly.....you can never have too many scans !!

Spot on gnash right on the money mate, you just said what ive been told few years back by 2 back specialist, the work i did as young man was heavy manual digging trenches 6 hours a day, and hand stacking 2-3000 kegs a day , both this type of jobs took there toll on my lower back, as said slipped discs at 1st , was fooked could not move at all back then when they went .But now from my last 2 scans it showed ( worn + bulging discs ) the doctors said ive got ( degenerative disc's ) and there nothing reall you can do about it, in other you are fooked they said me old son. i finished work 10 years ago , and take pain killers every day, and back/leg/ gut/ exercises every day to help with my prob, but at my age not more can be done , just try to live with it, it standing and sitting down to long the killer , i am really glad my son not got a job like i had , as his back might not be put under the strain as mine was . he got nice office job, and goes to the gym /football every week. plus he different physic to me bit shorter . alot of tall people seem to get more back probs, than smaller blokes ive found

[tatsblisters 11,104]

Had it on and off now for the last 10 years it started after a fall I had when scaffolding I am on a repeat prescription for solpadol though when its bad painkillers do not have much affect.The physio I had for it did not benefit me tbh as it flares on average every fekin month nowdays.

[Greengrass 208]

Every month tats !! I,ve only been in pain for about 3 weeks and that seems bad enough. I tried some stretching today leaning backwards and without wanting to jump the gun the shooting pain s down my left leg don't seem so severe at the moment

[lanesra 4,007]

I tried all sorts after being told it was sciatic , acupuncture and a few physios to no avail, was hospitalised twice , then a friend mentioned this lady and I kid you not she was like an angel sent from heaven I literally crawled into her practice , depressed as after mths I'd actually thought that this was me fukced , after 10mins she told me "don't worry we'll sort this" and too be honest I'd really lost faith in everyone . . We'll sort it she did :) don't get me wrong I have the odd twinges and I take naproxen & gabapentone every so often but I can live with it . . I can't remember what she is called professionally, but she specialises in backs , after a few sessions she told me she was trained in London at a top place and her parents remortgaged there house to help fund her . . Keep the faith mate as it can be sorted !!

[tilimangro 1,013]

Had a similar experience after gps told me I had arthritis and get used to it

Saw a guy who trained at st Mary's in twickenham

And was soon training again

[antg 1,816]

had a bad back now for 20 years. some days good some not so go. was told ist what Bird said, degenerative disc disease after and mri scan. being on morphine for 6 years because of it. pain went into my knackers. fook was bad.

not nice at all i tell ya.

[j j m 6,626]

my wife has suffered with it for years very painfull

[bird 10,014]

I tried all sorts after being told it was sciatic , acupuncture and a few physios to no avail, was hospitalised twice , then a friend mentioned this lady and I kid you not she was like an angel sent from heaven I literally crawled into her practice , depressed as after mths I'd actually thought that this was me fukced , after 10mins she told me "don't worry we'll sort this" and too be honest I'd really lost faith in everyone . . We'll sort it she did :) don't get me wrong I have the odd twinges and I take naproxen & gabapentone every so often but I can live with it . . I can't remember what she is called professionally, but she specialises in backs , after a few sessions she told me she was trained in London at a top place and her parents remortgaged there house to help fund her . . Keep the faith mate as it can be sorted !!

tried to pm you .?

[Greengrass 208]

What I,m finding hard to get my head round is although I have a job that involves heavy lifting every day I don't recall anything about the time it started that might have kicked it off ? I just started getting a pain on the right hand side of my back just twinges at first then when it's travelled and I,m now in pain on the left leg I,m really struggling .

[tatsblisters 11,104]

Every month tats !! I,ve only been in pain for about 3 weeks and that seems bad enough. I tried some stretching today leaning backwards and without wanting to jump the gun the shooting pain s down my left leg don't seem so severe at the moment

 

TBH mate when it does flare up it only lasts a couple of days last year on holiday in Greece I felt it coming on but swimming regular in the warm sea did it the world of good and I felt great but I have not been to the local swimming baths to see if it keeps it at bay.