sciatica! sciatica!

[nostatic]

Who would have thunk that stretching for tai chi class would send my lower back downhill on Mon night. Of course riding from LA to SD and back for a meeting on Wed didn't help. After going to the floor like I was shot last night while leaning over it was off to the ortho today.

Depo medrol shots in the back and prescriptions called in. Yeah, we're having some fun...

[turbocarrera]

That sucks.

Did you warm-up before you stretched? Stretching cold muscles is a no-no but soooo many people do it.

I know your pain - I've had surgery on L3,4,5 for ruptured/herniated discs. The sciatica was brutal.

Check these with your doc.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=sciatica+exercise&aq=f

Good luck! At least it wasn't a coyote.

[JavaBrewer]

Boy does that sound familiar...

I feel your pain Todd. Hope your recovery time is way less than mine.

[Don Plumley]

Owieeee.

[futuresoptions]

Bummer Todd... Know when I hurt my back (From being rear ended) the only thing that got me through were the painkillers and the tens unit.... I actually think the tens unit worked better than the drugs, because it would actually numb the entire area after a while.... know that I hate medrol... get well soon....

[Tobra]

The trip to SD and back is what set you up, more than likely, do you wear any sort of lumbar support?

[89911]

Originally Posted by dmoolenaar

Boy does that sound familiar...

I feel your pain Todd. Hope your recovery time is way less than mine.

Whatever came of your problem? And how are you now?

[KFC911]

I have had occasional back issues over the years (nothing serious) from sports, just bending wrong, etc. I now have an inverson table, and even though I don't use it regularly every few days like I probably should, I do when I'm having a "issue", and it works wonders.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Tobra

The trip to SD and back is what set you up, more than likely, do you wear any sort of lumbar support?

+1

Todd, BTDT, it sucks.

Get better, ASAP.