Sciatica

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:...Is there any treatment for sciatica like an herb or something?

Sciatica is terrible. The worst! Wish I had some help. I had a bout with it last year and the only thing that helped was going to a chiropractor who does the Toftness Technique. I don't know how the Toftness Technique works but I was painfree the next morning.

Gloria

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Lynn, I had sciatica, tried just about everything I knew to do and what worked totally for years now is: deep tissue massage and pilates on the machine. It took about 3 months to be all well. Actually a holistic MD recommended this and I found the answer to wellness again. Once well no reoccurrence or need for further massage or pilates, but I do know both are helpful to the body's well being. I can remember that horrible pain too. carolgPearlmoon <pearlmoon@...> wrote: Hi everyone Anyway my real reason for this post...Is there any treatment

for sciatica like an herb or something? A friend of mine has it and other than Physical Therapy I'm not sure what to tell her. Thanks for any help. Lynn

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I did try Arnica alone and maybe that is why homeopathy didn't work for me when I tried this route. I see the combination is the key Mouse talked of. I wonder if it also would work for my son in law's back muscle spasms. I don't much about his condition. carolgwildmouse <wildmouse@...> wrote: Lynn, I broke my back several years ago and used to suffer terribly from sciata. For me, the cure was homeopathy. Arnica, Rhus Tox and Mag Phos. I seldom if ever have sciata pain now and if I do, it's only a very quick little one. Nothing at all like the super-intense down to my shin last for days without relief pains that I used to have...Hot epsom salt bath with essential oils will also be extremely helpful, as would application of pure

oils on the skin. I use Wintergreen and a few different Young Living blends. A Raindrop treatment would be extremely helpful if you can find someone near your friend to do one.I couldn't be without these 3 remedies - they have saved my life and changed it for the better.Hope this helps,MousePearlmoon wrote: Hi everyone Wow! Hot out there isn't it? I'm in Buffalo, New York and it's 90 here to day and so humid and there is an air stagnation warning. Hope all of you are staying nice and cool. Take in those fluids. Anyway my real reason for this post...Is there any treatment for sciatica like an herb

or something? A friend of mine has it and other than Physical Therapy I'm not sure what to tell her. Thanks for any help. Lynn

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A lot of times sciatica is caused by

chronic constipation causing pressure on the nerve. So my first question to

your friend is does she have any bowel problems and if she isn’t already to

start eating whole grains, lots of fruits, veggies, and water. Most Americans

don’t get enough fiber in their diet so I think this might be the

underlying problem here.

Janet

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of Pearlmoon

Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006

9:40 AM

health

Subject:

sciatica

Hi everyone

Wow! Hot out there isn't it? I'm in Buffalo, New York

and it's 90 here to day and so humid and there is an air stagnation

warning. Hope all of you are staying nice and cool. Take in those

fluids.

Anyway my real reason for this post...Is there any treatment

for sciatica like an herb or something? A friend of mine has it and other

than Physical Therapy I'm not sure what to tell her. Thanks for any help.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Lynn, I broke my back several years ago and used to suffer terribly

from sciata. For me, the cure was homeopathy. Arnica, Rhus Tox and

Mag Phos. I seldom if ever have sciata pain now and if I do, it's only

a very quick little one. Nothing at all like the super-intense down to

my shin last for days without relief pains that I used to have...

Hot epsom salt bath with essential oils will also be extremely helpful,

as would application of pure oils on the skin. I use Wintergreen and a

few different Young Living blends. A Raindrop treatment would be

extremely helpful if you can find someone near your friend to do one.

I couldn't be without these 3 remedies - they have saved my life and

changed it for the better.

Hope this helps,

Mouse

Pearlmoon wrote:

Hi everyone

Wow! Hot out there isn't it? I'm

in Buffalo, New York and it's 90 here to day and so humid and there is

an air stagnation warning. Hope all of you are staying nice and cool.

Take in those fluids.

Anyway my real reason for this

post...Is there any treatment for sciatica like an herb or something?

A friend of mine has it and other than Physical Therapy I'm not sure

what to tell her. Thanks for any help.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Janet, My problem was not constipation, but a fall onto concrete. carolgJanet Hamilton <dragonhealing@...> wrote: A lot of times sciatica is caused by chronic constipation causing pressure on the nerve. So my first question to your friend is does she have any bowel problems and if she isn’t already to start eating whole grains, lots of fruits, veggies, and water. Most Americans don’t get enough fiber in their diet so I think this might be the underlying problem here. Janet

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Thank you Carol, Suzie, Mouse and Janet. I'll let my friend know what you all said. I have it myself and it never goes away. I have had 4 surgeries now and still no change. So I'm finished with that. It's just so hard to go on with so much pain. Maybe I'll try some of these things and see how it goes. Too bad I can't afford massage therapy.

Lynn

----- Original Message -----

From: Janet Hamilton

health

Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:34 PM

Subject: RE: sciatica

A lot of times sciatica is caused by chronic constipation causing pressure on the nerve.

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That does it.. I'm moving in with Gloria.. She has all the neat stuff near her..

It seems that way, doesn't it? This is actually a pretty backward meat and taters small city/rural area. I don't know how the massage school, and all the organic and raw farms and easy access to healthy food/products came about. Most local people I know don't even know (or care) that we have all this stuff in our own backyard. If I could take you to our Wed. farmers market you would never go back home! Now THAT gets crowded, especially this time of year. If it grows, they have plenty of it! It's amazing that a couple hundred farmers and vendors come out and set up for just one day a week. I guess that place is just a local tradition worth supporting.

Gloria

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Yup, anything that inflames that big nerve can cause it.

My job is the problem. I'm on my feet, bending and twisting all day. One day...ouch!!! Diagnosis: sciatica. Couldn't even stand up. I got out of bed and hit the floor from the pain.

Gloria

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HI Mouse, I'm doing great. I was writing about my son in law with the back problems. He does see a chiro but he has also made a choice to see an MD and get on muscle relaxants. His choice. Not my choice at all. I do believe in chiropractors totally and always my first course of action. I had a frozen shoulder and even after 2 chiros not being able to diagose, my faithful chiro returned back to town after a long time away, and it took a year for my shoulder to have movement again--total movement too. Now the chiro is back in Hamilton, Montana and blessing many others there. Can't wait till he gets homesick for CO again at least as he promised 2x year. So far it's now 7 months. Thanks for caring Mouse. For me I wrote before of my sciatica problem healed by pilates and deep tissue massage. carolgwildmouse <wildmouse@...> wrote: Carol, get yourself to a GOOD chiro asap. You more than likely need a bit of traction to de-compress your spine and release the nerves that are pinched. Maybe you can get lucky and find a homeopathic chiropractor... that would be your best bet.Hope you feel better soon.MousecarolG wrote: Janet, My problem was not constipation, but a fall onto concrete. carolgJanet Hamilton <dragonhealing@...> wrote: A lot of times sciatica is caused by chronic constipation causing pressure on the nerve. So my

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Mouse, My SIL is now playing soccer with his "bad" back. He is mid 30's, married, cute baby, but he is making a choice for himself. I see his choices so far have been limited. It's about him and not me, so I am grateful for the knowledge I get from you and the rest of the HAWKS and the online resources. Sure wish if I die before hubby that one of you would be there as my husband probably would just watch me die and if it was a heart attack, for example, I would want him to give me cayenne on my tongue to stop it, but would he remember--NO? Would you--YES to my HAWKS. carolgwildmouse <wildmouse@...> wrote: Hi Carol.It could be that you anti-doted the Arnica with caffeine or mint or some other strong smell. Or maybe you just needed a

bit more at the beginning of treatment. That happens occasionally. I hope you try the combination together and see some results.I think this combo would work splendidly for your sil... I have FMS but don't suffer with the back spasms anymore. Homeopathy, Essential oils, Bodywork - that's about all that I need to feel well.Peace,MousecarolG wrote:

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Lynn, My pain was so intense I could barely move. Now I am shouting praises for the years of pain FREEDOM. You could just get your miracle without even doing anything too. Do you have a massage school near by? Sometimes they allow graduating students to practice on you. Maybe even a trade with a massage therapist--a nice cake for a massage or some veggies from the garden, etc. Just trying to be creating. Local my daughter got her first massage for $20, but its not a school for 1 hr. and then I think next one would be $35 for hr.--still great price compared to the $60 I hear about. For pilates, you may consider borrowing a library book. Many TV shows also have programs but I'm not big on TV so I can't say much. You may consider one of those exercise balls, also known as stabilizer to do exercises on the ball, or

pilates on the ball for various parts of the body. I'm a library fan but once you borrow the book and decide you love it maybe ebay or amazon a place to make that purchase. Pilates book: I think it was Austin's book that I borrowed and liked. Can't remember name. Hang tight hun. carolgPearlmoon <pearlmoon@...> wrote: Thank you Carol, Suzie, Mouse and Janet. I'll let my friend know what you all said. I have it myself and it never goes away. I have had 4 surgeries now and still no change. So I'm finished with that. It's just so hard to go on with so much pain. Maybe I'll try some of these things and see how it goes. Too bad I can't afford massage

therapy. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet Hamilton health

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Mouse, SIL not very opened to alteratives as he thinks he tried it all and in such pain that he went the route he is using now: chiro, MD + the muscle relaxants. He even cut the pill in half, but I don't know what that means either. Thanks for asking these questions as we can only learn more and more from each other but have to be willing to learn too. carolgwildmouse <wildmouse@...> wrote: Well, sometimes a person needs the muscle relaxers to even begin to get some relief. I hope he doesn't stay on them for long though as they are so addictive. Is he going to see a chiropractor too? How open is he to natural cures?Peace,Mouse

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Hi Carol.

It could be that you anti-doted the Arnica with caffeine or mint or

some other strong smell. Or maybe you just needed a bit more at the

beginning of treatment. That happens occasionally. I hope you try the

combination together and see some results.

I think this combo would work splendidly for your sil... I have FMS

but don't suffer with the back spasms anymore. Homeopathy, Essential

oils, Bodywork - that's about all that I need to feel well.

Peace,

Mouse

carolG wrote:

I did try Arnica alone and maybe that is why homeopathy didn't

work for me when I tried this route. I see the combination is the key

Mouse talked of.

I wonder if it also would work for my son in law's back muscle

spasms. I don't much about his condition.

carolg

wildmouse <wildmouse@...> wrote:

Lynn,

I broke my back several years ago and used to suffer terribly from

sciata. For me, the cure was homeopathy. Arnica, Rhus Tox and Mag

Phos. I seldom if ever have sciata pain now and if I do, it's only a

very quick little one. Nothing at all like the super-intense down to

my shin last for days without relief pains that I used to have...

Hot epsom salt bath with essential oils will also be extremely helpful,

as would application of pure oils on the skin. I use Wintergreen and a

few different Young Living blends. A Raindrop treatment would be

extremely helpful if you can find someone near your friend to do one.

I couldn't be without these 3 remedies - they have saved my life and

changed it for the better.

Hope this helps,

Mouse

[Guest guest]

My frozen shoulder, now thawed, is living proof that chiros rock or it would have been surgery without insurance. It took a year for the healing to manifest, and pricey, but a great choice without ever considering surgery anyway. carolgSuzanne <suziesgoats@...> wrote: I agree, good chiros are wonderful, wondrous people.Suziwildmouse <wildmouse@...> wrote:

[Guest guest]

Oh! That reminds me!! After I broke my back, I suffered with IBS for

a few years. But at a regular visit to the chiropractor, the right

place adjusted and I *instantly* knew it was going to be better. Turns

out the nerves that control the bowels are right where my injury is -

L4/L5. Once the doc got the undamaged vertebra back in shape, the

pinched nerve that was responsible for the IBS was released and the

symptoms stopped.

So add chiro to my list of Awesome Remedies! lol... Of course, it's

covered by "body work" but I wanted to emphasize it because I do

believe it to be very important for health.

Peace,

Mouse

ps. Does constipation causing spasms? Or do back spasms cause pinched

nerves, which then causes constipation? I would think the pinched

nerves cause the spasms and constipation and a good chiro could fix it.

Janet Hamilton wrote:

A lot of times

sciatica is caused by

chronic constipation causing pressure on the nerve. So my first

question to

your friend is does she have any bowel problems and if she isn’t

already to

start eating whole grains, lots of fruits, veggies, and water. Most

Americans

don’t get enough fiber in their diet so I think this might be the

underlying problem here.

Janet

[Guest guest]

Carol, get yourself to a GOOD chiro asap. You more than likely need a

bit of traction to de-compress your spine and release the nerves that

are pinched. Maybe you can get lucky and find a homeopathic

chiropractor... that would be your best bet.

Hope you feel better soon.

Mouse

carolG wrote:

Janet,

My problem was not constipation, but a fall onto concrete.

carolg

Janet Hamilton <dragonhealing@...> wrote:

A lot of times

sciatica is caused by chronic constipation causing pressure on the

nerve. So my first question to your friend is does she have any bowel

problems and if she isn’t already to start eating whole grains, lots of

fruits, veggies, and water. Most Americans don’t get enough fiber in

their diet so I think this might be the underlying problem here.

Janet

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to add, I have sciatica also. I have found inversion therapy to be working wonders on my lower back and the sciatica. Pain is getting less and less. For those of you who do not know what inversion therapy is it's hanging upside down for short periods of time. Plumps up the disk between the vertebrae. It is not for everyone, you must do your research, but it's working for me and I love the results. Love and light.

Micki

[Guest guest]

Well, sometimes a person needs the muscle relaxers to even begin to get

some relief. I hope he doesn't stay on them for long though as they are

so addictive. Is he going to see a chiropractor too? How open is he to

natural cures?

Peace,

Mouse

carolG wrote:

> HI Mouse,

> I'm doing great. I was writing about my son in law with the back

> problems. He does see a chiro but he has also made a choice to see an

> MD and get on muscle relaxants. His choice. Not my choice at all.

>

> I do believe in chiropractors totally and always my first course of

> action. I had a frozen shoulder and even after 2 chiros not being

> able to diagose, my faithful chiro returned back to town after a long

> time away, and it took a year for my shoulder to have movement

> again--total movement too. Now the chiro is back in Hamilton, Montana

> and blessing many others there. Can't wait till he gets homesick for

> CO again at least as he promised 2x year. So far it's now 7 months.

>

> Thanks for caring Mouse.

>

> For me I wrote before of my sciatica problem healed by pilates and

> deep tissue massage.

>

> carolg

[Guest guest]

Well, as long as he is seeing a chiro.... hopefully they will be able

to fix it before the md's and drugs do any harm. Of course, he

probably won't give the credit to the chiro - the doctor will get all

the glory instead. Know what I mean?

;-)

carolG wrote:

Mouse,

SIL not very opened to alteratives as he thinks he tried it all

and in such pain that he went the route he is using now: chiro, MD +

the muscle relaxants. He even cut the pill in half, but I don't know

what that means either.

Thanks for asking these questions as we can only learn more and

more from each other but have to be willing to learn too.

carolg

[Guest guest]

I feel the same way about them and use the IBS as the "proof". All the

md's did was throw drugs at me... but the chiro fixed the problem

permanently. Gotta love that!!

Peace,

Mouse

carolG wrote:

My frozen shoulder, now thawed, is living proof that chiros

rock or it would have been surgery without insurance. It took a year

for the healing to manifest, and pricey, but a great choice without

ever considering surgery anyway.

carolg

Suzanne <suziesgoats@...> wrote:

I

agree, good chiros are wonderful, wondrous people.

Suzi

[Guest guest]

Yup, anything that inflames that big nerve

can cause it.

Janet

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of carolG

Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006

11:31 AM

health

Subject: RE:

sciatica

Janet,

My problem was not constipation, but a fall onto concrete.

carolg

Janet Hamilton

<dragonhealingcomcast (DOT) net> wrote:

A lot of times sciatica is caused by

chronic constipation causing pressure on the nerve. So my first question to

your friend is does she have any bowel problems and if she isn’t already

to start eating whole grains, lots of fruits, veggies, and water. Most

Americans don’t get enough fiber in their diet so I think this might be

the underlying problem here.

Janet

[Guest guest]

Micki

I'm not sure if that would work for me. In some places in my lumbar and cervical spine I have no discs. Only bone, bars, screws and a cage around them. I'm not sure if hanging upside down would be so good for me. But for people who have not had that kind of surgery I think that can be a good thing.

Lynn

----- Original Message -----

From: Micki

health

Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 5:43 PM

Subject: Re: sciatica

Just wanted to add, I have sciatica also. I have found inversion therapy to be working wonders on my lower back and the sciatica. Pain is getting less and less. For those of you who do not know what inversion therapy is it's hanging upside down for short periods of time. Plumps up the disk between the vertebrae. It is not for everyone, you must do your research, but it's working for me and I love the results. Love and light.

Micki

[Guest guest]

Put a big label on it that says "For heart attacks" - Pour down throat" LOL Suzi PS and place it in the open somewhere where he'll see it all the time.carolG <cgiambri@...> wrote: Sure wish if I die before hubby that one of you would be there as my husband probably would just watch me die and if it was a heart attack, for example, I would want him to give me cayenne on my tongue to stop it, but would he remember--NO? Would you--YES to my HAWKS. carolg

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That does it.. I'm moving in with Gloria.. She has all the neat stuff near her.. SuziMorningGlory113@... wrote: We have a great massage school here. First massage is free, subsequent visits are $15 for an hour massage. Can't beat that! They do about 5 different types of massage and they are EXTRA conscientious and thorough because they know the client has to evaluate them afterwards. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats

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