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Aargh! Please share your sciatica experiences, tips and wondrous miracle cures

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WaggyTailsWetNoses · 20/02/2023 19:59

I’m on day ten of back pain from a herniated disc and day five of excruciating one-sided sciatic pain. It’s pretty much all I can think about and talk about. Driving is almost impossible. As a is sleeping, sitting and doing anything that isn’t a scalding hot bath. OTC medication useless, description NSAID/ codeine also not great (although strong ones help with sleep a little). Yoga poses, TENS etc. all
offer only fleeting relief. BUPA only will fund five physio sessions and, apart from that say to give it time.

Ant ideas where to go next?

I’m happy to try an osteopath and other medications. Happy to pay to see a pain specialist/ orthopaedist. Has anyone had a cortisone injection? BUPA physio ruled it out but I’m happy to pay if it might help.

To be honest, I feel a bit fobbed off by insurance company and GP (only spoken to the practice nurse, and she was very kind but said it’s just stronger painkillers from them), as it’s massively impacting on my quality of life. But maybe I’m being an impatient baby she just need to suck it up.

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Ariela · 23/02/2023 11:19

This method was accidental, not recommended but it worked. (You did ask for miracle cures)

I had severe sciatica in left hip for about 4 years. Affected walking, sleeping, standing etc.
It was cured by falling off a horse, I remember thinking relax don't brace yourself for impact, so I relaxed, bounced (as did my pelvic floor slightly which could have been embarrassing luckily had black jods on). Anyhow, thought I'd done something to my hip which I landed on, as I had a sort of 'post-pins and needles' slight numbness. Got back on horse, finished lesson, hip still in 'post pins or needles' mode, was thinking 'hope I've not done anything too bad but at least it's not broken'. Took a warm bath, slept well, woke in the morning no 'post pins and needles' numbness. I remember thinking phew got away with that. Didn't realise till I was cooking tea NO SCIATICA!! I reckon being relaxed as I fell, meant I not only bounced but shook the trapped nerve out of where it was trapped.

I'd not recommend falling off a horse - the ground was hard, but often wonder if trampoline body falls onto the hip, relaxed style, might bounce the sciatic nerve out of being trapped?

Ariela · 23/02/2023 11:25

Ariela · 23/02/2023 11:19

This method was accidental, not recommended but it worked. (You did ask for miracle cures)

I had severe sciatica in left hip for about 4 years. Affected walking, sleeping, standing etc.
It was cured by falling off a horse, I remember thinking relax don't brace yourself for impact, so I relaxed, bounced (as did my pelvic floor slightly which could have been embarrassing luckily had black jods on). Anyhow, thought I'd done something to my hip which I landed on, as I had a sort of 'post-pins and needles' slight numbness. Got back on horse, finished lesson, hip still in 'post pins or needles' mode, was thinking 'hope I've not done anything too bad but at least it's not broken'. Took a warm bath, slept well, woke in the morning no 'post pins and needles' numbness. I remember thinking phew got away with that. Didn't realise till I was cooking tea NO SCIATICA!! I reckon being relaxed as I fell, meant I not only bounced but shook the trapped nerve out of where it was trapped.

I'd not recommend falling off a horse - the ground was hard, but often wonder if trampoline body falls onto the hip, relaxed style, might bounce the sciatic nerve out of being trapped?

Sorry missed that yours was herniated disc sciatica. Not sure that would be a cure ^

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