I stand on my feet all day at work and have pain in my lower back which shoot down both legs, sometimes I can ease it by stretching my back and other times it just won’t go away.
The key points about most back pain and sciatica are:
Do not worry – it will usually get better on its own, within a few days, or possibly a few weeks.
Stay active, and if at all possible, stay at work.
The pain may force you to rest, but this is a result of the pain, and not a good treatment for back pain and sciatica. If you have to take to your bed, limit it, if possible, to a week or two at the most.
Use simple pain killers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen if necessary.
Avoid activities likely to put unnecessary strain on your back.
See your doctor if you think you are in one of the red flag categories, or are worried about how you are doing.
If it seems to be lasting more than a few days, consider seeing a physiotherapist, chiropractor or osteopath. You may wish to consult your doctor prior to this.
If you do have to be off work, keep this to a minimum, and do not expect to be pain free before you go back.
If the pain is severe and very disabling, and you cannot control it with simple pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory medication, your doctor may suggest you have an epidural injection, which is an injection into the spine, which soothes the nerves that are causing the pain.
In a minority of cases, the sciatica does not settle, or complications arise. This may lead your doctor to recommend surgery, which will involve trimming back bone or disc material which is pressing on the nerve or nerves. This is not undertaken lightly, and will be guided by the results of a CT or MRI scan.
More at: http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/sciatica.html
October 31st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
The key points about most back pain and sciatica are:
Do not worry – it will usually get better on its own, within a few days, or possibly a few weeks.
Stay active, and if at all possible, stay at work.
The pain may force you to rest, but this is a result of the pain, and not a good treatment for back pain and sciatica. If you have to take to your bed, limit it, if possible, to a week or two at the most.
Use simple pain killers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen if necessary.
Avoid activities likely to put unnecessary strain on your back.
See your doctor if you think you are in one of the red flag categories, or are worried about how you are doing.
If it seems to be lasting more than a few days, consider seeing a physiotherapist, chiropractor or osteopath. You may wish to consult your doctor prior to this.
If you do have to be off work, keep this to a minimum, and do not expect to be pain free before you go back.
If the pain is severe and very disabling, and you cannot control it with simple pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory medication, your doctor may suggest you have an epidural injection, which is an injection into the spine, which soothes the nerves that are causing the pain.
In a minority of cases, the sciatica does not settle, or complications arise. This may lead your doctor to recommend surgery, which will involve trimming back bone or disc material which is pressing on the nerve or nerves. This is not undertaken lightly, and will be guided by the results of a CT or MRI scan.
More at: http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/sciatica.html
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October 31st, 2009 at 8:50 pm
swim then swim some more then keep on swimming -
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i ahve been living with it since the age of 12
October 31st, 2009 at 9:19 pm
There are good exercises suggested at atbsnr.com they will relieve within a few weeks. And they wont take much time too, say 10 minutes every morning.
If you are in search of some simple remedies which you can locate in India, read:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ayurvedaonline/message/2829
This message is also published in Global Ayurveda Magazine, Dec-Jan 2005 issue.
Despite i know medicines, I have seen miraculous results by exercises on atbsnr.com
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October 31st, 2009 at 9:40 pm
http://www.spine-health.com/topics/conserv/sciaex/sciaex01.html
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October 31st, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Yes, there is a solution to your problem.
Go for a manual one-time treatment called Atlasprofilax. The pressure on your spine will be distributed much better, so the body can heal itself. The effect is simply amazing.
Just – the treatment is available in California and Europe only, costing approx. 220 dollars. It’s really worth travelling far – own experience.
References :
http://www.medizinindex.de/out.php?ID=1321
http://www.atlasprofilax.com