sciatic nerve pain

[lwgy]

ive had sciatic nerve pain for about 10 years (not from injecting). ive been to all types of doctors and PT, but i havent been able to figure out the exact cause of it. ive had MRI's, X-rays and blood tests, but still no clear answer. the last doc i went to diagnosed me with a genetic inflammatory disease.

i was wondering if anybody here has every dealt with these types of issues, and also what your thoughts are on trying deca to help with the inflamation and sciatica.

 

[T-Biggs]

Bump for some replies................

I have the same pain I believe-it shoots down my right leg from my ass. I haven't had it checked out as of yet and have had the pain off and on for a couple of years, but now it is getting worse and more offten.
I have heard there are exercises but I am going by hear-say

 

[lwgy]

ive done the exercises/stretching. didnt help at all. i did them for a couple of years. when i stopped i didnt notice a single difference, so i never started them again.

T. have you had any x-rays? MRI's?

 

[karde]

Been to a chiro who took xrays?

 

[lwgy]

i havent been to a chiro. my doctors wont refer me to one. the xrays were taken by my primary care physican (GP), and also a rumalogolist.

 

[WelshInjectable]

Alot of the time its cause the nerve runs through the ass muscles instead of around them, so when the muscle is tight you get pain.
Try an ass massage and MET stretches for the piriformis, MIGHT help.
good luck.

 

[lwgy]

Alot of the time its cause the nerve runs through the ass muscles instead of around them, so when the muscle is tight you get pain.
Try an ass massage and MET stretches for the piriformis, MIGHT help.
good luck.

this could be true in my case. i did a squat machine monday for the first time in months and today my ass is sore, but my sciatica is unbearable.


but what is MET stretches?

 

[GodOfThunder]

Have you looked into acupuncture?

 

[red505]

I have had not pain but the feeling my right leg was asleep when I stand for a long time. I have been running 4 IU of HGH plus a cycle of 400 cyp and 200 deca. I think it is the HGH and have cut back. Anyone else have any similar result from HGH ?

 

[Guiness]

I used to pinch nerves in my neck alot last year. Then one day I was doing heavy leg presses and I pinched my sciatic nerve. I couldn't even walk for about six hours. I f I tried to I could walk maybe 20 ft and the get dizzy and start passing out. My cousin is a chiropractor so I went to see him for a couple months. They can help alot. I haven't pinched a nerve since then.

 

[karde]

I used to have a problem with a similar thing. Doctors couldn't do shit, so I finally went to a chiro. In about 2 weeks, pain was about 20% of what it was. In about 3 months, I felt like a normal person again. I would go check one out, even if your doc won't refer you.

 

[WelshInjectable]

lwgy - MET's are muscle energy techniques. A stretch of a muscle then an isometric contraction of the muscle (Pushing against another perons force) for 10 secs, then a further stretch. x 3 times. Its to do with muscle spindles and golgi tendon organs, when you contract the muscle one releases to avoid injury, then you can stretch further.

Good one for ass/piriformis = Stand up straight in front of table/surface about hip height. Put one foot up on surface then place lower leg along surface so your outer lower leg is on surface. Then squat down slow and gentle with otherleg and bend slightly forward. You will feel a nice stretch in yur ass.

 

[dieman]

Anyone have a link to a good anatomy site that shows the sciatic nerve in glute and leg?hate to run into it by accident.

 

[Paiddailey]

I fucked my C/N off in 96' at the pit in venice, doing bend over rows w/300 lbs, it was summer and about 100 degrees, anyway I began to passout and locked up mid pull and fell forward, dont know how I fucked that nerve off but I tell you I could not fuck/sleep/eat/ I was in bad shape...

Too shorton this story I will just say that swimming HARD and as fast as I could for as long as I could hold my breath UNDERWATER
fixed it, I have since agravated it a few time doing goodmornings or stifflegs and I hit the pool for about an hr. and all is well, give it a try...
Good luck,
Peace

 

[lwgy]

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[bazuka]

Had the same type of pain while doing squats but never paid attention. This went on for years, screwed my knee up and had to go to PT. I asked them about the pain and they gave me a stretch to try, it worked. They had me lie on my back with the leg that had the nerve issue, crossed over the top of the other leg. Basically it looks like you sitting down with your leg crossed. You reach down and pull on the leg that is straight and pull to your chest. Hold for thirty seconds, it felt like I was ripping through the glute. I did this a couple of days in a row and the pain went away. Good luck

 

[lwgy]

a PT gave me about 10 different stretches to do a night. it took me an extra 30 min before i could go to bed. none of them helped. i did them for a couple of years, and finally stopped. when i stopped, the pain didnt change at all.