Back in August, I hurt my back while putting a Client’s walker into the car. After about two months of chiro, things seemed to be better… Until the beginning of December.
When I think back, I’ve been experiencing sciatica symptoms for years, however, the flareups were usually only when I sat for too long. I discovered this when I worked for the Provincial Hand Hygiene team and I spent most of my time driving across the North Zone.
It’s not clear if the injury in August has simply exacerbated my symptoms, however, it pushed me to finally see my doctor about the ongoing and worsening pain.
According to Spine Health.com, the symptoms of sciatica are commonly felt along the path of the large sciatic nerve. Sciatica is often characterized by one or more of the following features:
- Pain. Sciatica pain is typically felt like a constant burning sensation or a shooting pain starting in the lower back or buttock and radiating down the front or back of the thigh and leg and/or feet.
- Numbness. Sciatica pain may be accompanied by numbness in the back of the leg. Sometimes, tingling and/or weakness may also be present.
- One-sided symptoms. Sciatica typically affects one leg. The condition often results in a feeling of heaviness in the affected leg.1 Rarely, both legs may be affected together.
- Posture induced symptoms. Sciatica symptoms may feel worse while sitting, trying to stand up, bending the spine forward, twisting the spine, lying down, and/or while coughing. The symptoms may be relieved by walking or applying a heat pack over the rear pelvic region.
Sciatica is a term used to describe a set of symptoms caused by an underlying medical condition; it is not a medical diagnosis.
I have to admit, October was when I broke my daily yoga routine; I had just about made it to 300 days in a row. No excuses, I just didn’t do it one morning and that was it. Since then, I’ve been doing my best to get at it every day and sadly, it’s amazing how fast you can lose strength and flexibility.
This month, I’m reminding myself that yoga is helping, especially when I’m in I-must-lay-down levels of pain. When Googling sciatica, it seems as though I’m already doing many of the things that are suggested to reduce the aggravation, but I decided to do a blog post in hopes of getting some first-hand suggestions from others who experience sciatica symptoms as well. If you have any suggestions, do share!
Darebee.com exercises that provide relief:
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Sciatica – Anyone Else?
Back in August, I hurt my back while putting a Client’s walker into the car. After about two months of chiro, things seemed to be better… Until the beginning of December.
When I think back, I’ve been experiencing sciatica symptoms for years, however, the flareups were usually only when I sat for too long. I discovered this when I worked for the Provincial Hand Hygiene team and I spent most of my time driving across the North Zone.
It’s not clear if the injury in August has simply exacerbated my symptoms, however, it pushed me to finally see my doctor about the ongoing and worsening pain.
According to Spine Health.com, the symptoms of sciatica are commonly felt along the path of the large sciatic nerve. Sciatica is often characterized by one or more of the following features:
Sciatica is a term used to describe a set of symptoms caused by an underlying medical condition; it is not a medical diagnosis.
I have to admit, October was when I broke my daily yoga routine; I had just about made it to 300 days in a row. No excuses, I just didn’t do it one morning and that was it. Since then, I’ve been doing my best to get at it every day and sadly, it’s amazing how fast you can lose strength and flexibility.
This month, I’m reminding myself that yoga is helping, especially when I’m in I-must-lay-down levels of pain. When Googling sciatica, it seems as though I’m already doing many of the things that are suggested to reduce the aggravation, but I decided to do a blog post in hopes of getting some first-hand suggestions from others who experience sciatica symptoms as well. If you have any suggestions, do share!
Darebee.com exercises that provide relief:
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Jennifer