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I have a Pinched Sciatic Nerve causing leg pain?

I have a Pinched Sciatic Nerve, I went to the doctor and the meds I got aren't helping. The pain in my leg is overwhelming, what can I do?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I'm going in for surgery in two weeks for the very same thing. I know how bad the pain can get so see a good back specialist.

  • 5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    I cured my sciatica with this natural treatment http://cure-sciatica.info/

    Normally, I would not answer a question like this as my expertise is generally in medication but I had severe sciatica while I was pregnant with my 3rd child (after having had twins) and I had sciatica so bad that I was finding it difficult to walk. I tried massage therapy and physical therapy and could not take medication

    I went to the chiropractor and the pain was instantly relieved. My hips and lower back were out of alignment because I had carried twins the year before. On occasion a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) can also work but they usually only work on one joint at a time - the chiropractor will do your whole back which works faster. Anyone who does not believe in chiropractors will tell you they are quacks - don't listen.

    I don't necessarily believe that chiropractors can cure things like diabetes but they can definitely relieve some types of back pain especially if a pinched nerve is involved which is usually the cause of sciatica.

  • 1 decade ago

    Here's a simple trick that really helped me.

    Sit on the edge of your bed. Turn your body to one side so that one foot is on the floor and one leg is lying flat on the mattress. Now lean forward and attempt to touch the toes of the leg that is on the mattress. hold the stretch for around 10 seconds or so - until it no longer feels good. Do the same thing for your other leg.

    This stretches your hamstring. Your back and leg should start to feel better as soon as you do this.

    Do this for both legs three or more times a day. You'll notice you will gain a great deal of flexibility in as short as one week and your pinched nerve will stop hurting as much if at all.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I find that the best thing to do is lots of stretching from head to toe. From standing and walking after a while your skeletal frame starts to compress down. Stretching on a daily basis in the morning,here and there, and before bedtime. Also neck exercises are a plus.

    Give it at least 2 weeks.

    Regarding your meds, have the doctor prescribe a different medication (anti-inflammatory) for the inflammation. It probably hurts you more during the cold season. I know the exercises seem like a lot, but you can do it... good luck

  • 5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    It is a fact that no one condition reflects sciatica and it would be prudent to refer to it as a generic medical term encompassing lots of symptoms that taken together describe a lower back pain that a patient suffers from. When someone complains of severe back pain that passes down to legs through his buttocks, even down to his feet and toes, doctors suspect him to be suffering from sciatica. Often sciatica presents itself as numbness or a tingling sensation that may not be anything like the severe pain commonly associated with sciatica. This tingling or numbness may be felt by the person when he engages in some activities.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I agree a hot tub is a great help when you have back pain. Make sure you are set up with a good hot tub cover lifter so you don't do more damage removing and replacing your hot tub covers.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Oh boy, this is not fun. I have the same thing, but it doesn't bother me all the time. Moist heat helps me, and paying attention to how I sit. Sit it the hot tub for awhile. I take loritabs if it gets too bad Walking helps too

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    nerve pain is terrible isn't it? Maybe lavendar in the bath will help you relax. wheat packs heated up ?

    good luck

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