Sciatica
Over look the spelling please its not my strong point. This past Sunday I went to step up and out of the shower when all of a sudden it felt like someone shot me in my back and it took me to my knees. For the rest of the evening it was just mild discomfort. Monday morning rolls around and I can't even get out the bed I hurt so bad its like someone keeps poking me in the back with a cattle prod. After about 2hrs of laying on a heating pad I muster up the balls and the strength to get out of bed. I called a local athletic massage therapist and she gets me in. After an hour of flipping and twisting me up like a pretzel im feeling about 60% better. For the rest of the day im getting around slowly but still in pain. Next morning Tuesday and I wake up ducked can't move without shooting pain across my back and down my right leg. My girl manages to get me up and to the Dr. Dr takes x-rays and it shows my hips are 1nchs out of level and I have a touch of scoliosis spelling sucks yea I know. She gives me prednisone and flexeril to try and help. So I pop a pred and 2flexs and about 2hrs im able to some what walk but it looks like im have a wild case of turrets. Twitching and locking up. Well my question to you guys is. Has anyone suffered from this before and is there any good exercises I might be able to do to stretch this out some. Im in a crap ton of pain but im a recovering addict and don't take pain pills I didn't even want the muscle relaxers but need some relief any help will be greatly appreciated thanks guys.
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You sure you didn't herniate a disc? I've had two disc surgeries at L4/5. Main symptoms were sciatic pain. It became so bad I couldn't walk or piss without sitting down.
Yea I broke down and went to the Dr after not being able to get out of bed or even dress myself. Was having to piss in a bottle hanging off the edge of the bed. X-rays show my hips 1inch out of level and the beginning of scoliosis. Dr. said spacing between docs were complete fine. Straight up sciatic. Im able to get around half ass. Sucks though because when I go to the gym now I can only work my Bi's and tri's machine only no free weight. Its easing some day by day now. Its almost ruined my cycle if its not better within the next week im going to have to cut cycle off and just Cruz on a low dose test.
Not sure what the stretch is called, but I do one that helps. Standing on your good leg, bend your bad leg at the knee, and with your hand on the good side, grab your foot and pull your foot toward your good hip. The goal is to keep your bad knee down, and your foot up. If you hold your foot and push your bad leg down, it will stretch your hips and open up the nerve canal. Basically its like sitting half Indian style, but standing.
Ill give it a try for sure thanks. I went to the chiropractor this morning and she had me bent like a pretzel I finally had to tell her to stop she had me in so much pain I couldn't even breathe I really wish I wouldn't have even went i hurt worse now than I did before I went in.
Usually what I think happens is your body senses you are out of whack, so it tenses the muscles in that area and they spasm. Its worse for weightlifters because our muscles are really strong. I bet your muscles along your spine are hard as a rock right now.
Its like knots. From just above my tale bone to right above my waist line on the right leg side its like bricks its so tight. Its like someone constantly poking me with a cattle prod. It pulses like a hit and miss electric fence I can literally feel it all the way down to my toes.
ART will help release those
I used to lay on a golf ball to work the knots out. Until those knots break down, it will keep pulling your hip out of whack.
Thanks guys for the feed back ill definitely check out the herbal route and the stretches because this is killing me. It takes like what seems 5mins just to sit down on the toilet and the most I can walk is from the bedroom to the bathroom. Guess im going to have to put my cycle on hold for a bit now no since in pinning if I can't go to the gym. Ive had this problem in the past but nothing like this before. It really is like pure electricity flowing through my back and down my right leg. Its bad when you can't dress yourself or wipe your own ass thank god I got a good woman here to help me out bless here heart because she has really had her hands full the past few days.
100℅ give the herbals a go mate cats claw or devil's claw both are very good! With being a recovering addict the last thing you want is the stronger pain killers the Dr would prescribe! Haha can't beat the love of a good woman!! hope you get it sorted! Stay strong buddy and well wishes for a speedy recovery!
Thanks brother will do.
Hey mate my dad has had these kinds of problems for years! If you have access to a herbal shop if go and get some devil's claw or cats claw. Natural anti inflammatory, muscle relaxant and pain killer. My dad has used them for years and swears by them. Takes a little while to kick in but once it does it seems to work really well.
I had the same. I tried 5 days of dexametason, one shot per day along with injected vitamine B12.the 2-3 first days i was just lying on the bed. I started progressive stretching and strengtheing of the abdominal wall afterwards. After a couple of weeks i qas pretty much ok
This treatment with dexametason needs to be prescribed by a physician. And he needs to perform a physical examination and study your medical records before prescribing this. It will not take long, just one visit but better be safe than sorry.
backonroidshttp://www.healthline.com/health/back-pain/sciatic-stretches?m=1#sitting...
Shit man sorry to hear ! Maybe some of these stretches may help !
Thanks bro for the link. Im going to have to wait a few days before I can try them hell right now I can't even dress my lower half it sucks. The Flexeril is helping some along with the heating bad was able to make it to the bathroom by myself this evening might not sound like much but any relief is welcomed. Thanks bro much appreciated. Good looking out.