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Suggest Exercises For Sciatica Nerve Pain In The Lower Back
HELLO JUST LOOKING UP PILL I D, BUT you might help me better I am almost positive I have sciatica nerve pain in my lower back that is flowing down my right leg ,cant sit ,cant walk with out pain shooting down my leg. Had this issue in the past but this is the worst!! been doing stretches that I found on the internet and have helped. but now i pulled something in my knee doing a strech and and can not cross my knees too stretch the lower lumber , do you have a web site for exercise for sciatica that i can my look at and see if i can use them safely ? in
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
Hello.
Your symptoms do seem to suggest sciatica i.e. pain due to pinching of the sciatic nerve as it comes out of the spinal cord.
Common causes are a prolapsed or herniating intervertebral disc, rheumatic conditions affecting the spine, pregnancy, lumbar canal stenosis, etc. Most of these conditions can be diagnosed with an Xray of the lumbosacral spine. You seem to have developed quite severe sciatica. Hence, I would suggest treatment of the cause rather than relieving symptoms at this point of time as unnecessary delay may lead to aggravation of the condition.
There are many sites and books offering exercises and remedies for sciatica, but I would not recommend them at this juncture.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr Geeta
Your symptoms do seem to suggest sciatica i.e. pain due to pinching of the sciatic nerve as it comes out of the spinal cord.
Common causes are a prolapsed or herniating intervertebral disc, rheumatic conditions affecting the spine, pregnancy, lumbar canal stenosis, etc. Most of these conditions can be diagnosed with an Xray of the lumbosacral spine. You seem to have developed quite severe sciatica. Hence, I would suggest treatment of the cause rather than relieving symptoms at this point of time as unnecessary delay may lead to aggravation of the condition.
There are many sites and books offering exercises and remedies for sciatica, but I would not recommend them at this juncture.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr Geeta
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