waxxer said:I am looking for insight into sciatica and overcoming it in as short as time as possible.
Well, there's good news, and bad news. The bad news is that sciatica very often is not overcome.
Depending upon the source (and it's usually a pinched nerve due to disk slippage or disk
dessication), you might just have it forever.
The good news is that is comes and goes. My first episode was seven years ago. It came on after a
fast ride, and the pain was excruciating. The interesting thing is that the least painful thing I
could do was ride the bike, and the two most painful things were getting out of bed, and getting my
leg over the bike. I had an MRI, and was diagnosed with a dessicated (dried out) spinal disk. It's
age-related.
Since the first episode, it has recurred several times, lasting for a few days to a week. None of
the recurrences were as bad as the first episode. PT and stretching seem to help, but sometimes it
just goes away.
I don't race, but I would suggest that fast riding, or technical MTB riding, are not a good thing
when you are having an "attack".
The sports doctor that I was seeing told me that in severe cases there is surgery possible, but that
it's risky and often (>50% of the cases) just doesn't work. Sometimes it makes it worse.
Do a google search on "back pain" and sciatica. You should get about 20000 hits.
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Quoted message said:This sounds ridiculous. Go see a sports doctor. Sounds to me like your bike doesn't fit properly
and perhaps you upped your mileage too much too soon in order to do the early birds. Am I right?
Are you a beginner
racer?
Quoted message said:Too much too soon (in the cold and rain to boot) on a improperly fitting bike will mess you up.
Mark VandenBerghe
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Quoted message said:Read on--its not what you think...
Gotta new bed just before Christmas. Shortly thereafter developed minor
low
Quoted message said:back pain. This pain went away and has now graduated to a pinched nerve
in
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:my left leg. I have been riding fairly consistently and did roughly 20
fast
Quoted message said:miles yesterday getting ready for this weekend crit in Fremont.
Absolutely
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:no problems with my leg. However if I sit or lay down I get this burning pain in my buttocks
that flows down into my hamstring.
Getting fed up with this irritation, I saw the doc today. He listened to
my
Quoted message said:woes did a few minor tests then hit the spot when he raised my leg while laying on my back.
YEOCH!! He laughed and said the problem is sciatica.
The
Quoted message said:prescription was stretching and rest and more stretching. He believes it will clear up in a
couple of weeks without further problems. If it gets worse or persists then he will order
x-rays or an MRI. He also said: No Crits!!!
Any road riders or racers experience this before? I am fine on the bike
but
Quoted message said:uncomfortable sleeping or sitting. Any home remedies?
Advice appreciated,
