Leg Pain - self Help?

Question

I have accidently hurt my leg. I think i have a pinched nerve, as the pain starts from the top of my hip and goes right down to my toes. is there any website that I can look at for self help massage diagrams?

Answer 1

Medication does not fix the problem. SEE a chiropractor to get back in proper alignment it may take a few visits if you are not used to this because there may be many things out and only about half of them will hold the first couple of times.
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 2

You may have a pinched nerve or it may be your sciatic nerve. In either case, you should have a doctor take a look at it. He may have to prescribe medication to lessen the pain and /or relax the muscle. Meantime, you might want to try putting heat on the part that hurts. It may help. Don't fool around with a pinched nerve, have it looked at.