Posted: 3/22/2010 8:31:37 PM EDT
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How does someone with no money at all and no insurance go about getting some relief?
The pain just keeps getting worse. Back in November I strained my erector spinae doing back hyper-extensions and it got really stiff on me. I went to the doctor and of course all I got was drugs. I went through two rounds of muscle relaxers and prescription strength ibuprofen and they helped but as soon as they wore off the pain was right there. I tried almost two months off from working out. I've tried ice, I've tried heat, I've tried yoga, I've tried stretching, I've tried working, and it still hurts most of the time. I went to Florida for two weeks and didn't have much pain but since I've been back it's gotten bad again. As I type I can feel the stabbing pain in my lower back running down my right buttock and leg. This sucks and I'm hoping it doesn't get worse because as of now I am still functioning normally just living with the pain. 
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booze positive it's sciatica? If the following is correct, then yes I'm positive. Sciatica (or sciatic neuritis)[1] is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that give rise to the sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve itself. The pain is felt in the lower back, buttock, and/or various parts of the leg and foot. In addition to pain, which is sometimes severe, there may be numbness, muscular weakness, pins and needles or tingling and difficulty in moving or controlling the leg. Typically, the symptoms are only felt on one side of the body. |
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Sorry not to have time to give you a lot of substance -baby finally asleep on my lap and typing with one hand. Do a little more research on the common causes of sciatic nerve irritation and common causes for misdiagnosis. Piriformis syndrome and gluteal trigger points are very common causes for sciatic & sciatic-like pain. Both would respond well (and temporarily) to analgesics and muscle relaxants. PIR stretching is a good, low-tech, non-invassive treatment for either, most particularly for trigger points. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction can also cause referred pain into the gluts and down some of the leg. What you need to be concerned about are red flags associated with lumbar disc bulges ~saddle anesthesia, bowell/bladder/sexual dysfunction, muscle weakness, enduring/progressive sensory disturbances. Any of these and you go see a doctor ASAP. Of course all this is general discussion and not diagnosis or treatment advice for your particular situation. Best of luck. |
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Sorry not to have time to give you a lot of substance -baby finally asleep on my lap and typing with one hand. Do a little more research on the common causes of sciatic nerve irritation and common causes for misdiagnosis. Piriformis syndrome and gluteal trigger points are very common causes for sciatic & sciatic-like pain. Both would respond well (and temporarily) to analgesics and muscle relaxants. PIR stretching is a good, low-tech, non-invassive treatment for either, most particularly for trigger points. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction can also cause referred pain into the gluts and down some of the leg. What you need to be concerned about are red flags associated with lumbar disc bulges ~saddle anesthesia, bowell/bladder/sexual dysfunction, muscle weakness, enduring/progressive sensory disturbances. Any of these and you go see a doctor ASAP. Of course all this is general discussion and not diagnosis or treatment advice for your particular situation. Best of luck. Excellent post. I used to be a massage therapist and encountered a lot of clients that had piriformis syndrome or gluteal trigger points. Something the OP should check is his wallet. If your wallet is mondo huge and packed with crap, when you sit on it, it presses against your sciatic nerve. I was having issues while driving; the bucket seats pressed the wallet right into the nerve. Started taking the wallet out when I drove and the problem went away. YMMV. |