What to do for a pinched sciatic nerve?

Question

Last 3-4 days have been having MAJOR lower back problems. It started hurting one day while doing work in an attic and I twisted funny coming out of the attic. On top of this, my bed is about 10 years old, very soft (ZERO FIRMNESS) and actually slouchs a little in the middle. So now over these last few days it's gotten worse and worse, and even when I walk sometimes I feel my right leg give way as the pain shoots down in a wrapping sensation from my lower back to my leg. What can I do besides seek help from a medical physician? Stretching? What to do while sleeping? Pain meds? Muscle Relaxers?

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Stretch.

I had problems with my sciatic for several years and that is the best thing for it. I hate taking pain meds but 3 Advil and 1 Tylenol works great without all the side effects.

Stretch your sciatic nerve. Relaxing the muscles in the lower back, buttocks and upper legs through stretching will help reduce the strain on the sciatic nerve and the joints throughout the lower back and pelvis. Always stretch gently and avoid any further stretching if it causes sharp pain or if it aggravates your problem.

Stretching the piriformis muscle can be done several different ways. However, when your sciatic nerve is screaming, the easiest stretch involves lying on your back with your knees bent and pulling one knee at a time up towards the opposite shoulder and holding it for 5-30 seconds. You will know you are getting a good stretch when you feel a mild stretch in the buttocks near the hip

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Pinched sciatic nerve symptoms include these: pain in the lower back and/or buttock and possibly radiating down the leg even as far as the foot. Sciatic pain may be, shooting or burning, sharp or dull, non-stop or intermittent. In other words, quite variable. There may be numbness or tingling (pins and needles) radiating from the lower back and upper buttock down the back of the thigh to the back of the leg. There could be a feeling of weakness in the leg or foot such that walking may be difficult and painful. Actually, sciatica is a symptom of a few possible conditions; it is not a condition on its own. There are four most common answers to what causes sciatica and a number of less common ones. Sciatic pain results from a pinched sciatica nerve. Symptoms are typically felt anywhere from the low back/buttocks to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee. There may, in many cases, be no pain in the lower back. Sciatica results from irritation of the sciatic nerve. (Remember, this may be from one of a number of possible causes.) The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body running from the lumbar spinal cord in the low back, through the buttock area to the knee where it branches into two nerves that continue down to the feet. Sciatica is commonly felt only on one side of the body.

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While looking for a miracle cure, it has to be understood that sciatica pain in itself is not a disease. It is actually a symptom or a group of symptoms with an underlying cause that needs to be targeted if some sort of permanent pain relief is what one is looking for. But one thing is absolutely clear. Incorporating a few exercises that have a beneficial effect on sciatica pain in daily regime is of great help and whether a patient is taking drugs or not, these exercises ensure that his muscles are kept in a toned condition that lessen any flare up of pain. Just a few stretching exercises can bring about a drastic change in the levels of pain and signify the importance of exercise in the management of sciatica pain.

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You need to find out what is actually wrong before you undertake exercises because some may aggravate the problem! Also, you can't legally get prescription pain meds or muscle relaxers without a doctor's prescription. Yes you are describing sciatica, but the cause can be anything from swelling in the low back putting pressure on it to a completely extruded disc pinching it. The treatment is different. Get it checked out then see what the doctor says about treating it.

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physical therapy will help strengthen core muscle groups and also help you become more flexible. your muscles and tendons have everything to do with sciatica because they affect your posture, the way you sit, walk, etc., which affects the way your nerves are able to function free from swelling and irritation. There are many quick fixes, but they are temporary. Physical therapy is a true cure. But don't even waste your time if you're not serious about healing the pain. It's not easy, it takes work, dedication. But you know, after a few weeks of determination, you'll get stronger, you'll feel stronger, the exercises will get easier and the pain will leave you.

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I also suffer from sciatica nerve pain. I had even fallen down at work, because my right leg went out from under me.

The I two things that really helped, first I purchased a firm supportive bed (Tempur Pedic) and second I went to a Chiropractor.

The bed was expensive, I think you can find a cheaper subtitute, mine cost almost $4,000. My wife got it without telling me, but once I got over the sticker shock, it's actually a very nice bed. (hey for $4,000 it better be)

The number one thing though, is the Chiropractor, never thought I'd say that. I had to be talked into going to the Chiroprator, because I didn't think it would help. But I was wrong.

I could hardly walk at all, when I went to his office, I mean it was painfull. He x-rayed me and asked a lot of questions, then he proceeded to work on me.

It hurt like the blazes, when he worked on my spine. I mean it felt like he was trying to push things, where they weren't meant to go.

When he was done I could walk, it still hurt, but not anything like it did. The next day I felt a whole lot better, stiff, but better. I went about five more times and my back feels great. I go for readjustments now and then, but I highly recommend you going.

This is from a guy who used to think they were quacks, go figure!

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Disclaimer:

I do not medically endorse any of this, this answer is based on my personal experiences and facts. Not responsible for a bizarre misinterpretation of this advise.

Pain meds, I would be careful, unless your a pro like me. I think Aspirin is the best pain -reliever in the world and that is comming out of a guy's mouth that took pain meds for years. Aspirin is great . if you can handle it. If you have no fear of ever getting physically dependant, a good ole' Lorcet 10/650 or Percocet works great too. But remember, opiate based narcotics only mask pain, thus making movement seem easier for the moment, but when they wear off you really feel the extra strain you did to yourself(While thinking you were pain free) and the fatique from having that artificial energy.