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Yes. We did find the cause and my problem is almost completely resolved by physiotherapy exercises. It took a few weeks to sort itself out and if I am not caref
by seanhunter 3y ago
Yes. We did find the cause and my problem is almost completely resolved by physiotherapy exercises. It took a few weeks to sort itself out and if I am not careful it starts coming back but it's mostly gone.
Long version in case this helps someone: I have hypermobile-type Ehlers-Danloss syndrome, which is a disorder affecting the body's connective tissue. Among other things it means I'm more bendy than I should be. As a consequence I have to be careful not to make too extreme movements because I can injure my joints. In this case, the problem was because I wasn't utilizing my full range of movement, my nerves were essentially getting stuck in various places where they travel through small gaps or over tendons or whatnot. The solution is to do (gentle) stretching-type exercises which are designed to make the tendons do their full range of movement (I have to do this carefully so as not to hyperextend and injure myself), which causes the nerve to be pulled through these gaps and unstick itself. Because this process is like floss being drawn through a gap between teeth, the exercises are actually called "flossing" by physios
Here's an example specifically in the domain of sciatica, although that's not what I do[1]
[1] https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/nerve-flossing#exercises-for-sciatica https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/nerve-flossing#exe...
- jacquesm 3y agoWow, that's quite the story. Great to see you managed to both identify and fix it in such a non-invasive manner.
- webmobdev 3y agoI was told by a physiotherapist doing his Phd that if everybody did Tai Chi and indian Yoga he would be jobless - Tai Chi helps with "stretching" the nerves and Yoga does the same with muscles. (Your nerve flossing description was very insightful and helped me better understand the process).
- seanhunter 3y agoYes. I did actually do Tai Chi quite seriously some years ago and starting to do some of my old Chi Gung exercises has been very helpful in this recovery process. I have to be quite careful with yoga because of the hypermobility - because extreme stretching can cause me problems.
- igvadaimon 3y agoSome nerve flossing exercise blocks now even contain some Tai Chi movements.