Re: Need help! -- Sciatica

[Guest guest]

Ooh, I had sciatica so bad when I was pregnant that I couldn't safely

operate a vehicle--my legs kept going numb! I ended up seeing a

physical therapist, and WOW did I get a trick off them -- try it; it

works GREAT!

It's a little uncomfortable, but...get a big, big ol' ice pack. As big

as your butt (and mine was pretty big when I was 8 months pregnant!),

and SIT ON IT for FIFTEEN WHOLE MINUTES. You really won't like the

feeling of a frozen arse by the end, but like I said, this helps

*tremendously*. Every once in a while my sciatica still flares up, but

I can usually get it to go away completely now with just one butt-of-ice

session!

Good luck!

-S

[Guest guest]

Yeah, it's hard to feel where the pain is coming from--actually it

originates in your pelvis, where your spinal cord branches off into the

two main nerves that run down your legs. You generally feel it in your

gluts (butt) or the backs of your thighs. It sucks--I have such

sympathy for you!

So yeah, believe it or not, sitting on ice will help. Some people have

said to alternate hot and cold, but I've never tried that. Just get

whatever you can that's big enough and pop a (freezing cold) squat!

Good luck!

-S

MorningGlory113@... wrote:

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>> As big

>> as your butt (and mine was pretty big when I was 8 months pregnant!),

>> and SIT ON IT for FIFTEEN WHOLE MINUTES.

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>> Is there any specific place to put the ice pack? I don't know where

>> in the hell the pain is actually originating!!! Some people said it's

>> coming from my lower back (it doesn't hurt there...starts in my

>> butt), some say from where my leg joins my rear end. Should I just

>> make one huge ice pack and cover my whole behind?? I'll gather up all

>> my frozen vegetables and sit on them!!!

>> Thanks!

>>

>> Gloria

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