Re: Sciatica
Thank you for your reply, Billy. When it starts off it's like being hit with a cattle prod every time I make a move. Then it's like that almost constantly. The pain is subsiding now, but my foot feels like I've got a hard pad of something underneath the ball, and at times my leg feels like that Roman chap on Doctor Who, the one who was gradually turning to stone!Re: Sciatica
Re: Sciatica
I had sciatica some 25 years ago which developed as a result of a mountaineering fall. The worst thing about it was that I could still be as physically active as I liked - walking, running, playing sport etc. What I couldn't do was to sit or stand still for any length of time, or lay down. If I did those things I was in agony. After a few months trying every painkiller known to medicine, I gave up on doctors and as a last resort, on the recommendation of a friend, went to an osteopath. I was very cynical about the possibilities, but at that stage was willing to try anything to get some painfree sleep. Three one hour sessions later, for the first time in a year, I was completely pain free and have never had a recurrence.Re: Sciatica
I swear by my McTimoney chiropractor for my arthritic neck and back . When I walk out of there after a 45 min treatment, I feel ten years younger, it's addictive, and it makes you want to feel good like that all the time! It's got to be a Mctimoney practitioner though, not an ordinary chiropractor or osteopath, who work quite differently. I now go every 2 or 3 months to stop it ceasing up again and so far I have no need for any medication (with all theRe: Sciatica
Hello Trixie,sorry you are still suffering,and believe me I know exactly what its like,your symptoms were similar to mine,right down to the foot pain,but you cant self diagnose,but sounds to me like a herniated disc and it will show up on CT or MRI scan,just to prove to you that your pain is real,Doctors are like motor mechanics! one on every corner and they are not all good decent caring people neither.Re: Sciatica
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Fair comment Billy, I can only say what has always worked for me - and it really does. But like I said, McTimoney is not remotely like normal chiropractic, they certainly don't 'push or pull' anthing, that's the last thing you want if you are in pain! (It's my L4 and L5 that cause me pain as well). I also do Yoga breathing/exercises which are very gentle.Re: Sciatica
No worries,i just wanted her to realise that her problem could be coming from anywhere,not just spine,i tried everything,all the alternate therapies and it just did my head in,everyone had a different opinion but it was always pay as you go,someone makes a lot of money from sick people,when you are desrerate you try anything you can,i did and ended up with the best neurosurgeon i could find,at least i knew that he was qualified by experience to help me,its a long haul thing seeing these doctors and therapists but most of it does not work,if it did work you would stop at the first person you see?Thread Tools | |
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