sciatica - ouch!......

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i had a bad sciatica for the 1st time when i was heavily pg with my dd and was on the verge of having an injection but lucky i didnt.

Since my dd was born 2.3yrs ago. now and again the sciatica comes on abit when im wearing a small heel shoes...and i can feel abit throbbing now from my bum all the way down to my outside ankle.

what can i do? as summat its very sore!

xxxxxx

If you find anything that works please let me know. I've had it constantly for 10 years
I have very strong painkillers from dr, but don't like taking them as they are addictive - so only take once or twice a month when very bad.
Have spent litrally thousands on osteopaths, physios, chiropractors and acupunture - all a waste of time in my experience.

what is it exactly?

I got sciatica when I was pg, was so painful at times couldn't go up & down stairs. I put alternately hot water bottle and ice packs on which eased it, then about a week later when it wasn't quite as bad any more (and I was still pg at this stage) I completely cured it by mixing a wheel-barrow load of mortar to lay paving stones! I think my back was somehow stretched in the the right place to ease the pinched nerve? Anyway, I don't think this is a medically approved technique for sorting out sciatica, but it worked for me!!