Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Recently, while lifting, I pulled my sciatic nerve. Well, im not sure "pulled" is the correct term but I definitly did something to it and now I have a shooting pain up and down my leg which is messing up my work out and pretty much anything that involves sitting or standing up in a sudden motion. Im on a cycle right now( Primo and Winny) and I was hoping that when I got the primo in me it would quell the pain. Unfortunatly not. I also got cracked by a doctor and he told me to take 800mg of ibprofin every six hours which doesnt do crap. You guys have always got good advice and I was wondering if any of you have had problems with your sciatic nerve and could give me some good advice on how to make it so I dont want to hack off my leg. Im also going to be going into a job field that requires P.T. tests and I dont know if I will be able to pass the sit up portion with this pain. Any advice would be appreciated and as always thanks to everyone who takes the time to give advice.
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Swtrue
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Aleve and streching. If your pelvis is alined and you don't have anything ruptured, then stretching, ice and aleve should do the trick. Mine used to cripple me until I went to a chiropractor and he educated me on how to adjust and stretch. Always stretch after a workout as well.
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KD1 said:
I know stretching would help and I will definitely take your advice and double up on it. I've been hesitant because it flares up pretty freaking bad with some stretches but I need to man up on this one. I'm only 26 and I could'nt possibly imagine surgery but then again if it's still persistant into my 30's I might reconsider. Thanks
Swtrue said:
I probably need to go back to the chiropractor and get some stretching exercises. Ive just been implementing the ones that I feel should help. l have been taking anti-flammatory's but I have been using heat instead of ice. However, I think your right. I should switch to ice instead. Thanks.
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KD1 said:
Stretching and massage therapy are your best alternatives at this point.
A chiropractor may help but the only thing they can do is adjust your vertebrae which is most likely not the issue. Also, chiropractors do not follow up with exercises which is very detrimental to overall health. For example, they make the adjustments which temporarily relieve the ailment but if three is no follow up to strengthen the area of concern more problem can result in the future. IMO physical therapy is the best option and I recommend that after any injury (if you have access to a physical therapist).
If you have decent health care I would see a doc and try to get a referral to a physical therapy clinic and preferably one with a massage therapist.
drdug27 said:
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.
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dabuffguy said:
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
footballstud said:
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.
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.
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