sciatic nerve remedies

[dabuffguy]

go to Chiro

ummm, no. Don't go to a chiro. Go to a doctor and have it x-rayed first and make sure you didn't herniate a disk( you can do this a numerous amount of ways), which is almost always the cause for sciatic pain. You may need an MRI to better determine the condition of your back(spondylolisis, acute pars fractures, etc), if it is any of these things, having a chiro crack your back could really fuck you up. I have a bad disk myself, and after almost 5 years, I've learned to live with it. sciatic pain is a real bitch though.

Go to the doctor, X-ray, MRI and find the root cause of the problem before doing anything to your back. I hope you have good health insurance. MRI goes for 1200 smackers.

 

[footballstud]

ummm, no. Don't go to a chiro. Go to a doctor and have it x-rayed first and make sure you didn't herniate a disk( you can do this a numerous amount of ways), which is almost always the cause for sciatic pain. You may need an MRI to better determine the condition of your back(spondylolisis, acute pars fractures, etc), if it is any of these things, having a chiro crack your back could really fuck you up. I have a bad disk myself, and after almost 5 years, I've learned to live with it. sciatic pain is a real bitch though.

Go to the doctor, X-ray, MRI and find the root cause of the problem before doing anything to your back. I hope you have good health insurance. MRI goes for 1200 smackers.

First of chiropractors have never "cracked" anyone's back. They "adjust". The DC will also take x-rays, and give you non invasive treatment, which everyone knows is best.

There was probably an issue that caused this problem, prior to the injury. The chiro will not only treat the injury, but (unlike most MD's) they treat the cause.

Stay away from the Pills, lotions, and potions

 

[dabuffguy]

First of chiropractors have never "cracked" anyone's back. They "adjust". The DC will also take x-rays, and give you non invasive treatment, which everyone knows is best.

There was probably an issue that caused this problem, prior to the injury. The chiro will not only treat the injury, but (unlike most MD's) they treat the cause.

Stay away from the Pills, lotions, and potions

Okay, adjusting your back when you may have another problem is not a good thing. It makes the crack noise, it's just a saying. I don't think Chiro's are taboo either. If you have a herniated disk that is on the severe side, chiropractors nor MD's for that matter can treat it effectively long term. Since you have sciatica, the problems is in your L4-L5 area. The way chiropractors adjust that area requires a lot of force, I've had it done before. And, if you have one of the problems I listed are possible, yet unprobable, it will make things much worse.


Do not take any pills, yes. Ibuprofen won't do shit for sciatica. No prednasone. Doctors love giving that out. That's some nasty stuff.

It's probably not a big deal though. Get it checked out, and taken care of. Go to the MD first, and refuse medication if they want to give it to you, it won't do anything.

 

[SwitchMan]

x-ray , Mri, rest, chances are you do have a herniated disc. This has happened to me a couple of times. A med-drol pack helped me a lot in combination with other anti-inflamatories and skelaxin. I'm a big fan of the heating pad. Lay up in bed like that for a little longer than a week you should start feeling better. It'll never go away and you'll be training differently your whole life now. I stretch at least three times a week now(before I squat,bench, and deadlift) and when I started back at the gym I do hypers and abs at least twice a week no matter what. It sucks at first and you will have to ease your way back in. Except on the bench press I belt up whenever I go above 225 and that seems to be a smart thing for you to do to.