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I've had the shooting pain in the legs and ice pick in your butt muscle before, it is not fun. Finally has surgery to snip off the protruding bit of disc that was touching the nerve and have been good ever since - but BEFORE going there - some thoughts:
1. agree on the hamstring stretch, but pls be careful of bending over to touch your toes since that could push the disc out further, better to be on your back, leg up.
2. agree on chiro help, but some are QUACKS and some are PROS. If you are in SF I can give you the name of my guy, he is a Chiro-neurologist, studied both parts of the biz not just 'snap and hope' like some of these guys.
3. your abs are your friend, the stronger your abs are the better you are able to support a weakened back.....'dead bugs' are the exercise of choice. On your back, knees bent above you, lower one leg at a time to touch the heel onto the floor, repeat adnauseum. Normal sit-ups can push the disc further out....not good.
4. Ice, Advil, Vodka. Get an Ice sheet from the Walgreens or equivalent, and use it use it use it. My regimen was ice into the vodka, ice under the back, take advil with vodka. Worked like a charm....
5. Not a huge fan of prescription drugs for this - I'd hold that in reserve if the advil does not cut it. No more advil than 2 every 4 hours....YMMV. The idea with the Ice and Advil is to reduce the swelling.....
hope all that helps - the pain is a pain.
best
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