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Could you point me in the direction of any good resources you've come across for managing sciatic and lumbar pain? I have had sciatica since high school, and it

by kakarot 10y ago

Could you point me in the direction of any good resources you've come across for managing sciatic and lumbar pain? I have had sciatica since high school, and it has caused me problems with employment in the past. Labor jobs severely aggravate it so even if I didn't love software it's still the best choice for me. It seems to feel a lot better the last few months but it comes back often without warning and sometimes prevents me from being able to walk. My L4 and L5 are also fusing, and I have pain from my toes to my shoulders. I don't have reliable means of transportation, so I'm limited to at-home exercises. But I need to do something about this before it gets even worse. Thanks in advance~

helen842000 10y ago
Sciatic pain is the symptom, you will need to address the cause. Please don't do any exercises that aren't tailored to you. You could make things worse. If you've had it since high school then it really needs addressing by a professional. Fortunately for me there was no underlying injury and my root cause was a combination of sitting posture, walking gait, muscle tone and genetics (nerve going through glute) Having the regular physio sessions were by far the most helpful start and the at-home exercises just re-inforced the improvements made. A couple of general resources I found helpful are the exercises on fixing forward head posture on YouTube and the videos by Kelly Starrett on fixing sitting posture. For anyone suffering with chronic back pain - please give physio / chiro a chance. Don't just take painkillers for the rest of your life. It can get better.