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By *entleman Jay OP   Man
over a year ago

Wakefield

Hello.

Any tips for treating this?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Look online for gentle exercises to free the nerve and also to help prevent further issues

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By *r-8-BBCMan
over a year ago

LONDON


"Hello.

Any tips for treating this? "

Hot bath, stretching and tramadol.

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By *en_Dover79Man
over a year ago

Oswaldtwistle

ibuleve or ibuprofen gel.. strong painkillers and sleep on the floor worked for me

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By *uck-RogersMan
over a year ago

Tarka trail

Don't keep your wallet in your back pocket.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slow steady stretches and heat. Try not to be idle for too long though.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

Oh nooo...this is so painful!

Co codamol

I had a trapped nerve in my neck..resulting in a loss of grip ....sheer agony..pins and needles and numbness.

Nothing worked! Oitnif desperation I went swimming, which seemed at first to aggravate it. Slowly but surely the pain eased off and now has gone.

Good luck with yours x

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Look online for gentle exercises to free the nerve and also to help prevent further issues"

Swimming worked for me

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By *entleman Jay OP   Man
over a year ago

Wakefield


"Don't keep your wallet in your back pocket."

Interesting. I got it after a long cycle ride.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Get medical advice to find the cause. In the meantime treat the symptoms but if you can ask for physio and a MRI scan.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Swimming and stretching works for me. Hot baths are good also look at electric heat pads. Ten's machine will help as well. Hope this helps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Look online for gentle exercises to free the nerve and also to help prevent further issues

Swimming worked for me "

Definitely, swimming helped me too.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

Lavender warmth sausage, pop it in the microwave and heat it up and apply, it's the only thing that could get me loose enough not to hobble

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Swimming and stretching works for me. Hot baths are good also look at electric heat pads. Ten's machine will help as well. Hope this helps "

Swimming, stretching and TENS are really good if done properly.

Heat is the worst fix ever. It helps to calm down for the moment, but it increases the inflammation, which is the one putting pressure on the nerve. It's helpful to use ice cubes in a towel to calm down the inflammation, not heat.

Most important is to use physio and exercises meant to improve the core muscles and the posture.

I struggled with horrible pain for years, losing weight and exercising is what helped me.

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By *entleman Jay OP   Man
over a year ago

Wakefield

I’ve been doing Pilates that has kept it away, but after a long cycle on Sunday it’s reappeared

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Look online for gentle exercises to free the nerve and also to help prevent further issues

Swimming worked for me "

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By *kaythen07Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Nothing... lived with it for 20years. It comes, it goes. Pain killers don't touch it. Exercise may of helped if I had done them in the first instance but I was young and invincible

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

The only thing that helped me was spinal surgery. I still have loss of sensation in my right leg and foot though. That's very I say find out the cause rather than just treat the symptoms, o know the vast majority of cases will be treatable with physio and pain killers but it's good to rule anything else out

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

That was meant to be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have had a few bouts of it over the years. I found that nothing really properly cured it.. Other than time! haha.. But I did find that a hot bath, some painkillers.. and massage helped a lot.. at various points

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hello.

Any tips for treating this? "

Sadly, I've had a massive sciatica flare up recently. I couldn't walk last week. I've been resting when it's very painful, trying to carry on walking, using anti inflammatory stuff (ibruprofen and voltarol), doing some gentle stretching. The OT where I work showed me a brilliant stretch which has given me immediate relief when I've done it, I'll message you if you want to know how to do it. Plus I went for a myofascial release massage today which I found very helpful - it was awesome!

I hope you feel better soon, I feel your pain, mine has been dreadful, both sides at random times right down into my feet!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are specific stretches for releasing it.

You have my sympathy, it’s horrible.

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

Get checked out by a medical professional is absolutely number one.

Spinal surgery is the only thing that has helped mine, and I've had several now as it isn't something that will be fixed permanently.

However, a combination of ridiculous painkillers also helps. As does not sitting for long, avoiding putting pressure on the lower back, not standing still, not walking too much, when laying down on my back having my knees bent on a stack of pillows and my shoulders propped up on a rolled up mahoosive duvet (also takes pressure off the lower back), when laying on the side using a pillow between my legs to keep my hips a bit apart.

Oh. And lidocaine patches. They're a godsend.

No idea if any of that'll help, but hope so.

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By *entleman Jay OP   Man
over a year ago

Wakefield


"Hello.

Any tips for treating this?

Sadly, I've had a massive sciatica flare up recently. I couldn't walk last week. I've been resting when it's very painful, trying to carry on walking, using anti inflammatory stuff (ibruprofen and voltarol), doing some gentle stretching. The OT where I work showed me a brilliant stretch which has given me immediate relief when I've done it, I'll message you if you want to know how to do it. Plus I went for a myofascial release massage today which I found very helpful - it was awesome!

I hope you feel better soon, I feel your pain, mine has been dreadful, both sides at random times right down into my feet!

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To be fair it’s nowhere near as bad as that.

It’s easing this afternoon. I think sitting on a bike saddle most of Sunday started it. When I got off my bike I started to feel it. Struggled to stand straight. Maybe the cold bike ride triggered it.

I had a similar problem six months ago. Pilates helped. Thank you.

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