"Sciatica" Pain

I think I have sciatica pain. I get a sharp shooting pain that starts in my hiney & proceeds to radiate down the middle of my thigh. HOLY COW is this extremely painful!

Has anyone had any experience with this, or know of any tips or tricks to make the pain subside? This is pretty painful.

TIA!

Message edited 4/11/2011 8:52:07 AM.

Re: "Sciatica" Pain

i get this too sometimes. my dr said it's normal and just to make sure i relax enough. i try to keep my legs elevated when im at work and at home and it makes me feel better.

Re: "Sciatica" Pain

I had lower back ache all last week.. I'm not sure if it was sciatica.. but I started doing some serious stretches and it helped. As the pp said, keep your legs elevated, and if DH can just rub your back gentley, it will help as well..

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ive been getting a lot of this since last week. i try to lay down a lot at home and at work i try not to sit too long, i get up and go for a walk. seems to help a little

Re: "Sciatica" Pain

I get it more in my upper hip/butt area. I've been stretching and using a heating pad and that helps.

Re: "Sciatica" Pain

heating pad.
And believe it or not, I had a prenatal massage and it helps for about a week or so!

Totally worth it!

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Thanks ladies! I'm going to use a heating pad and do some stretches when I get home from work.