How can I get sciatica pain relief?
2010 July 27
I have had back problems for about a year now, and recently the pain has transferred into my calf and I’ve experienced numbness in my foot, so I presumably have sciatica due to a spine misalignment. I’ve been to my chiropractor a few times now, and the pain is preventing me from doing just about anything. I just don’t know what to do. I’m taking tylenol, but it doesn’t seem to help. I’ve also been losing sleep because I have to get up in the middle of the night to walk around for an hour, and then I have to get up really early because I just can’t sleep with the pain. It is really awful and I could really use some advice. Thanks.
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I had a friend who found relief with acupuncture treatments. Ask your chiropractor – if you haven’t had relief from chiropractic so far you may need to work on the nerves as well, and acupuncture can help. For the record, tylenol isn’t strong enough to help, you may find better results from taking 400-600 mg of ibuprofen, that’s two or three tablets. Make sure you drink a lot of water when you take ib because the system needs it. You might also try taking some calcium/magnesium supplements – they help the body’s muscles relax. You need some exercise, walking is the best, and I know, it makes no sense if you are in pain, but it does help. And last, make sure you are drinking lots of water, period, it’s good for the muscles, helps the body soothe inflammation and will help support your body better. If these things don’t help, I’d strongly advise trying another chiropractor – each practitioner is different, based on their training and knowledge. What one doctor cannot do, another may be able to. And truly, if you’ve been treated for a year without improvement, they are not helping you as well as you could be helped, it’s very well time to find someone else. If you go more than another few months with numbness, it is time to see a physician – that’s not good.
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http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/sciatica-treatment-3126.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sciatica-treatment-home-remedies-relief.html
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Go see a Pain Management Specialist. They can do a number of things from acupuncture, lumbar injections, TENZ Unites, spinal cord stimulators, medications, exercises, etc.
Stretching exercises that target the area are best as far as I am concerned, I had sciatica and it is no joke.
Hi Shay! I’m in the same place as you are. I have found relief with a simple stretch. Google "Poas muscle". Look for ‘Jesse Cannone" . You will find alot of help.Actually it is the "Piriformis" muscle that can be the culprit behind sciatic nerve pain. The nerve runs behind or through the piriformis. It squeezes the nerve. All the best with the information. I didn’t think anything would help. I prayed to God, and got an answer.