dusio

Hello, do you know any good ways to get rid of sciatica?

The_FD

Something true for almost every forms of the disease: be patient because it is going to be long.

What type and location of sciatica are you talking about?

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dusio

I know that it is about to last looooong. Location: Lumbar region of the spine and left leg.

The_FD

I am going to give you a few advices that are not related to medication or any special treatment for that disease, I am not going to substitute to your physician

For the lumbar region, one of the key of the problem is how flexible you are... since the disease systematically makes you pretty inflexible. You shall work on a daily basis. The more flexible the less painful it is. You shall also watch your sitting positions since it is sit that you more often hurt you back... but feel it when you stand up thereafter (well, too late!).

You shall work your flexibility first on the hamstring muscles, but also the quadriceps femoris and the gluteal muscles

hope that helps a bit

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dusio

Thanx a lot, but at the moment it looks something more serious. My left ankle is puffe up. I'm goin' to see the 3rd doc tomorrow.

I'm (well, I was) flexible. This must be a kind of neurological problem. I did try to "work it out" once a few days ago, but the results were...not very good. And my pain did redoubled...

The_FD

Well when you suffer sciatica you just don't work flexibility as when you are healthy. You shall first work on your pelvis position to make sure the nerve is not irritated by any piece of backbone moving around. Then back and hips fixed you work on your leg positions, the moves are usually very short.

There are two kinds of nerve symptoms whether it touches the sensitive nerve or the motor one. Seems in your case the tibial or common peroneal roots are affected. If the sensitive is affected then your sensitivity when you touch your ankle with something else than yourself is altered, it can be diminished, stronger, cause burn sensations or whatever. If the motor nerve is affected then you'll lack strength so that walking on your heels will be difficult not because of the pain it provokes or you'll have trouble getting your toes up when standing on your feet. A loss of strength may provoke liquid infiltration trough the tissues and so your ankle could "puff up".

Do you as well suffer lower back pain? Are the muscles of the lumbar region contractured?

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dusio

The 3rd doc (a neurologist) said: "I don't know for sure...". Now I need to make a rentgenographic examination of my spine. I'm also to take naproxenum twice a day. And we will see...