Esteemed doctors of the OT

Take some Tylenol and pay for a real doctor

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I'm dying over here

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We're all dying, baw. We're all dying.

Jerk off with your non dominant hand. Works like a charm every time.

Stretch, lay on back feet flat on floor, pull left knee towards right shoulder , and hold for 5 seconds, etc for right knee.

Doctors won't fix your sciatica but they can sell you a bunch of stuff for it.

If you want to fix it you can do reverse hypers and hanging leg raises every day.

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Hydrate. Rest. Move. Light exercises with cyclical movement. Physical therapy. No garbage inflammatory food. It will get better.

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This 100%. Doctors are just going to get you on a medication with side effects. Do what this guy says for actual relief. It's a road but it works for chronic pain, especially the food aspect.

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I come to you begging for sciatica pain relief.

I'm dying over here

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1. At least 30 days of an NSAID used consistently, irrespective of whether you're feeling good, bad, or indifferent. It can be Meloxicam, Ibuprofen, Naproxen...whatever. Use it consistently. This isn't so much for pain relief, but rather to bring down the overall level of inflammation.

2. Physical therapy. Complete at least 12 sessions in 5 weeks or less.


If you have an active lower extremity radiculopathy, then the aforementioned methods won't be curative - but they can help your symptoms. However, conservative therapy such as this is generally required for insurance companies to approve any kind of lumbar decompression.

So, get started on the above, get a new MRI of the lumabar spine, and book an appointment with a neurosurgeon. By the time you walk through the doors on your visit, you'll have knocked out the the NSAID/PT requirement and can then move on to either decompression options or a potential epidural.

Stop sitting so much. Look up piriformis syndrome and do the nerve flossing mentioned above.

I’m on week 3 and still laid up. Pain is far less but can only stand/walk for short periods. Can’t lay on my back. Have to lay with my feet on the floor. Can’t sit either.

Hoping it clears soon. shite sucks.

Thanks everybody. Appreciate it