Sciatica HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scusheshise]

I have dignosed with Sciatica Last year and have 2 rounds of back injection which have not helped. I have just read artical in MRN (Sacn that can diagnose nerve damage and aslo Piriformis syndrome ! this really could be the cause of me problem....... does anyone one no a V Good Consultant for this ... preferable in the NW but at this moment I would go to the MOON........[]


Help...[&o]

 

[cdluszji]

Don't know of any I'm afraid, but do yourself a bit of research on the web into Spinal Touch as a therapy and check out to see if there's any local practitioners of that. It's something that may help.

Love and Reiki Hugs

 

[viatriarevy]

Oh I know how you feel. I had sciatica myself about 5 years ago and it is very painful. Have you seen a chiropracter? This is what helped me to eventually rid myself of this complaint. Hope you get better soon.

Lynne

 

[EdittyBed]

Piriformis syndrome is often caused by driving around with your wallet sticking into your buttock and pressing on the piriformis muscle and irritating the nerve.
It can be helped by putting a cushion between bent knees (lie on your back) and squeezing - releasing pressure on the nerve.

 

[zmsgqltl]

Dont know...but Chi Lel tai chi is some of the best stuff you could ever do for just about any back problem. Look into it.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Hi
I damaged my back as a child and have spent decades ensuring I am as painfree as possible.
Hope this helps:

Visit a shiatsu practictioner, really eases the pain and tension without putting undue pressure on the back.

Get some old fashioned epsom salts soak in a hot bath and go straight to bed without going downstairs or doing anything.

If the pain is too bad, try some cheap gin (not distilled too much) add some juniper berries, leave in dark place for a few weeks, and have a small tot with something to ease the taste of gin (i don't like it) and go to bed. It really relieves any lower back pain!

Also if you can go to a gym where there is a jacuzzi, have a little soak but don't do it too long as the muscles get so relaxed the additional pain can be worse.

All the best
Hazelwood

 

[OooKhk]

Hiya Razzor

I have suffered on and off for years with sciatica. Last year I went with my friend for her Reiki attunement, has I already had Reiki 2, the Reiki Master let me watch, then used me to practice on. Unfortuantly that weekend I had suffered 7 days with the most intense Sciatica that I had ever had. Lying on that Reiki bed for nearly 2 hours didn't help me one little bit and I even wondered has I laid there, if I would ever be able to get off the bed again.

At the end of the practice session, the RM noticed how much pain I was in and I told him what it was. He then said he was also a Chiropracter and would I allow him to manipulate me. After hearing some horror stories of chiropracters, I was a little apprehensive, but thought he couldn't make the sciatica any worse than it was.

Twenty minutes later, I leaped off that bed and the pain was much less, the next day it was back with a vengence (the RM warned me it would get worse) then the day later the pain vanished, not even a twinge and I haven't had Sciatica to this day.

I would really advise you to search a Chiropractor out, yes they do some very strange movements on you, but it is well worth it, in my opinion.

Love Angel x

 

[Josh Y]

I've just started doing an Oriental Body Balance course in St Anne's and already my sciatica feels better. It hurt at first but I think I'm getting more lined up so it's not touching the nerve, and as it turned out that was the Piriformis muscle too.

If you live near Lytham St Anne's and you're prepared to go for a treatment give Dr Brazier a ring.

Hope that's ok

Cath

 

[Nicegurl21]

I believe Bowen Technique would be a good choice therapy.

 

[ishes]

What daily exercise and stretching programme are you on and what results has it had?

 

[luigidk]

hi razzor

first thing you should make sure what is caused by your sciatica

if it is caused by other diseases you have to cure them firstly.

whatever chinese tuina and acupuncture can help you .

afeter 1 time treatment ,you will find whats different.

DR. TCM

 

[dropahoe44]

I agree with Dr TCM - that there are many causes of sciatica and I have seen many people that have been diagnosed with sciatica, which simply weren't.

Excellent home work BTY on the Piriformis Syndrome front. Other names for this are 'True Sciatica' & 'Sciatica Proper'. In reality, however these are relatively uncommon compared to the incidence of sciatica due to disk injury or referred pain from the lumbar spine (Check Threads atop of this Forum on these).

Even when Piriformis Syndrome is present, which invloves contraction/spasm of the piriformis muscle (in which a third of the population the sciatic nerve travels thru, hence the problem), then one has to question - What has caused the spasm in the first place? In the absence of direct trauma to the pelvis or arthritis of the hip joint, then the answer is often found to be in the lumbar spine. If it's not a severe disk injury, then it's likley that an oseteopath can address the problem. If it's long term, then you may well have to do some stretches to break down the neurological pattern & shortening of soft tissues.

If you do a HP Forum Search on 'Sciatica' with my user name as Author you'll find several Threads where I have gone to much more detail on this issue.

I would certainly try acupuncture or osteopathy before heading down the road of orthopaedic consultants and surgery. An MRI scan would, of course given useful information, but may be an unecessary expense.

Andrew.

 

[Crissa]

THE CURES for compressed nerve : sciatica:-

[ul][*]Naturopathy:- As well as a wholefood diet, gentle exercises may be recommended, together with hydrotheraphy in form of hot showerxs, hot-water bottle, and compresses for lower back. Gentle massage for lower back and limps also used to tone up the muscles, stimulate the circulation and increase the absorption of natural remedies.[*]Vitamins and minerals:- small regular wholemeals snack and plenty of organic fruits and vegetables and their juices.[*]Aromatheraphy:- add 2 drops of peper, mustard or juniper to 2 tsp (10ml) of plain soya oil, warm slightly and masage fently into the lo0wer limb wherever symptoms are experienced.[*]Homeopathy:- Colocynth 6c for pain down the right leg, causing occasional numbness and weakness, when the pain is worse in cold damp surroundings; Ammonium mur. 6c for pain agrravated by sitting but re;ieved by walking, lying down or sleeping with difficulty in straighting legs and Rhus toc 6c for searing pain relieved by movement and heat but worsened by rest, and cold and damp environment.[/ul]
Let me know which one you are choosing, I recommend homeopathy more as I know quite a lot but you can sureply choose from the other altenatives too.

Take care,
-- Shona.

 

[SocramZ]

Thank you for the imformation shona, my partner has just been told he has four crushed nerves and been given painkiller, doctor said it's like breaking your back. He not allowed to lift anything.
Any advise.
love and blessings
lightwinds
Wendy x

 

[FliShiooea]

Hi, Just been checking todays threads, and felt I should reply, I may be able to help a little.

Back pain: There is no quick fix. Most problems are due to poor posture, ...we become world champions at watching TV, sitting in front of computers and generally lounging around.The human body has a design weakness around the lower back, andwhen combined with poor posture or overuse in a particular way, problems will follow.

Corrective exercises are the best long term way to help ourselves. Stretching the tight muscles, (in sciatica: the quads on your thighs) and strengthening the spinae erector muscles running up the spine.

Advice, finding a postural corrective specialist is the key. They willadvise youwith a corrective programme, and hopefully stretch you back into alignement. ...They are hard to find but do exist.

I am an acupuncturist, and commonly see clients with back issues, many of them were linked too their work, so dentists and builder and office professionals. In the end I made a short book for them which empowers them with an acupressure protocol using the primary acupuncture points for back pain and sciatica, alongside some gentle exercsises to strengthen the lower back.

Please let me know how you go, all the best, Tim

 

[Salcido es el mejor]

Hello nightwings,

hey let me know ur sweet name nightwings..

I have seen a very good informative website for spinal problems and nerves and back problems

I suggest you please go through that please [link=http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1366.html]http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1366.html[/link]

Take care,

Keep in touch nightwings

Warm wishes from shona

 

[Nandy Joe]

I am suprised Arnica was not mentioned as one of the remedies that can help. It is always my first choice remedy for pain and use it internally in homoeopathic 6X dosage or in gel form.
I alwayr recomend it to my clients and they are astonished at how well it works. It is well known for buising but is helps with pain because it is also effective at reducing swelling.

I am always suprised that so may people opt for Chiropractic treatment (Which I consider last resortunless there has been a trauma-like a fall) as the treatment of choice for back problems especially sciatic pain.

In my 15 years experience it is often muscles that are causing the problem
there are 2 reasons for this
1) Bones do not move out of place on there own so it is the muscles that are pulling unevenly on the bones (as all muscles are attached to the bones) and creating the sisalighment the chiropractors rectify. However unless themuscles are treated with remedial massage, the rager approach (which are the 2 best gforms of treatment I know of for muscles) or streching as suggested than the problem will usually reoccur.
2) in the case of Piriformis Syndrome it is the tension in that muscle which is creating the impingement-I heard that in 15% of the population the sciatic nerve actually runs through this muscle's fibers rather than in between the muscle layers.

I too have heard Bowen can help although it was Massage that helped me when I devolped sciatica during my nursing training and Trager that helped me address my tension patterns and helped me release them so that I have a technique I can use if for whatever reason (sometimes too much gardening in one day- Yes I am as guilty as everyone due to the unreliability of the English weather!) it does give me a niggle.

You can find out more by visiting www.body-mind-coaching.co.uk where there are links so you can find practitioners in Remedial massage and The Trager Approach in your local area.

Wishing you heath and happiness natually
Julie Nicholls RGN,LCSP(Phys) Body~Mind Coach

 

[lcla l]

Dear Razzor,

Back pain and sciatic referral is unfortunately very common. The good news is that there are well researched treatments available. Despite one or two slightly misleading postings I would certainly have a full spinal examination with a chiropractor or Osteopath. These therapists have 4-5 years FT study and their examinations are extremely thorough. A chiropractor is qualified to take xrays and can interpret CAT / MRI scans too. There is some misunderstanding of the various techniques of these therapists and how manipulation actually works. Muscles spasms come and go but essentially muscles are controlled by the nervous system. Postural muscles in particular will react to nerve impingement and be linked to back pain. You should also consider what may be happening to the disc and the spinal joints as a whole. There really is far more to your spine than just the muscles and I would encourage you to take a long term view. If you do a google search with Sciatica and Chiropractic / Osteopathy you'll get excellent information. Whatever you choose to do the chiropractor and osteopath will probably provide the most thorough examinations. When you know the full story you can take some, hopefully natural, corrective action. I'm not a chiropractor by the way. All therapies can provide some great benefits but the examination is just so important with the spine, hence my advice.

Best wishes and no offence intended to therapists who give great results for the issue that Razzor has raised

 

[Mike Owns]

2 movements that may help.

Bring the opposite leg up into a foetal position and hold it ther for 10 seconds, do this at least 6 times.

Lie on a bed with both legs touching the floor, it stretches the muscles and is very effective at relieving the pain.

Dino

 

[???Yahoo Sweety???]

As this Post was started over a year ago I sincerely hope that the issue has resolved.

I only reply as this Thread may come up on a Search on sciatica and the advice given by Dino greatly concerns me.

Oneof the main causes of sciatica is a lumbardisc prolapse / herniation and the exercise above could well aggravate the problem. Flexion exercises as described could further cause further disk injurywhich could cause permanent nerve damage.

Please seekadvice froman appropriately qualified helath care professional if you have sciatica and before doing anyexercises.

Andrew.