This sounds odd, but Wednesday morning, as my husband was getting out of the shower, he had a huge sneeze, and he felt a pulling in his lower left back, from his hip to his lower buttock.
He says it feels more muscular than spinal.
Does this sound like sciatica nerve, and if so.....what can he do to ease the pain, and how long until he is healed?
He is pretty functional during the day, but getting up is painful. He is 43 years old.Thanks for any info you can give.
2006-11-25 15:38:43 · 6 answers · asked by Cynthia 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I have Sciatica and my symptoms are a numb foot and my calf feels like the muscle is pulled. I had an MRI and its a pinched S1 nerve from a bulging disk. I know someone else who had sciatica from a L5 herniation and nerve pinch and there was buttock and ankle soreness. Usually sciatica goes lower than just the buttocks but not always. My Doc told me that it is possible to injure a disk by sneezing or vomiting if you already have a weakness there. Also, many times its just muscle related and goes away with time. He might want to try massage, or talk to his Doc about getting muscle relaxer and anti-inflammatory meds if he doesn't get better. The next step is an MRI diagnosis if it doesn't respond any in a few weeks. I was told that it usually takes about 6 weeks to heal from a disk problem. Good luck!
2006-11-25 15:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by charles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-22 22:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Ortega Chiropractic. The reason why Sciatica is so painful could be because of inflammation on the nerve or a pinch in the nerve Sometimes manipulation of the spine may work to alleviate the pain. But you will need to find out why the nerve is giving you problems before you will get complete relief. I hope this helped you Just me.
2016-03-12 23:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your husband can do deep nerve massage at the top of the sciatic nerve. I have had sciatic pain before, several times. And this always helps.
The top of the sciatic nerve is about 4in. down from the waist and 3-4 inches out from the spine. Poke deeply into the muscle until you find the Most tender spot... It will burn like fire! You will know it when you find it. You need to press on that spot like you are ringing a doorbell. Do it as much as you can stand. Take some deep breaths to help you get through it. I have done this to the point of bruising myself, but I did get relief!
Please try it, and let me know how it goes. It should help you.
2006-11-25 16:00:57 · answer #4 · answered by snowcrablegs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does the pain go down his leg that is the sciatic nerve,,, it goes down your leg to your foot,,, a guy the pain can some time go into the groin and feel like a kick to the blls every so often,,
sounds to me like he blew out a disc,,, or pulled one in this back,,,
if it doesn't.;t go away in a few days he should see a Dr,,,
2006-11-25 15:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by thanks to our brave troops, 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hello; sounds like to me he pulled his lumbar out; if so he needs to sleep with two pillows under his knees to take the presure off his back do this for around a week if it dont help then he needs to see a doctor; this is what i do when i pull my lumbar out and it dont take much to pull it out. hope he feels better.
2006-11-29 10:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by shirley p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same thing happened to my dad
you should probly consult a doctor of physical therapist
2006-11-25 15:47:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋