Sciatica pain

Oh god, me! It was awful. I did go to the doctor’s and they were no use whatsoever, didn’t prescribe anything and just said it would pass.

I could barely move and just limped around the house for weeks. Then I had to take my son somewhere 20 mins walk away and the car broke down… so I walked. It was actual hell but the next day the pain was so much better and got better every day. I know that’s super weird and I’m not suggesting you go for a really long walk… but movement does help, even if it’s hard.

That probably doesn’t help at all, sorry! But I really don’t think it’ll be permanent. Your body is adjusting, hormone levels will be all over the place and you need time. Definitely see the doctor but try not to panic, and good luck ❤️

PEMF really helps with sciatica pain. It’s frequency healing with devices you use at home. I work with PEMF devices and know what it helps with - pain, inflammation, fatigue, stress, nervous system - happy to advise as it’s a minefield out there ❤️‍🩹

I suffer with sciatica and have for the better half of 10 years now. It got worse after I had my baby wich was over 2 years ago now I went in to the doctors and was getting sent to physio wich did nothing. You have to really play on it to the gp, I had to tell them it was keeping me up at night and interfering with my life wich it still is and eventually I was referred for an MRI wich has sent me back round to doing physio with an MSK clinic. The only thing I found even helps is ibuprofen or a hot bath but don’t give up keep ringing the gp about it they’ll have to refer you eventually xx

I had it and did physical therapy and cupping (done by PT). I saw a pelvic specialist that used alternative treatments like cupping etcs and omg it was gone after a few months. I also had to do a lot of exercises/stetches.

A good stretch for momentary relief is in a upright seated position. Prop your ankle onto your knee to create a figure 4 and lean forward. You may need to push your knee that is lifted to make it more intense.

The exercises mostly focused on strengthening the front of the body.

Mine started a few days before I gave birth and continued for around a month after with my first. It was so bad I could barely walk. My GP referred me to a physio but I had to wait a number of weeks for an appointment. With gentle stretches and short walks it did get better. I always made sure there was somewhere I could take a break when I did little walks. Every now and then it twinges a little but nowhere near as bad as it was. Hope you make a speedy recovery, it is so rubbish when you just want to care for your baby and you can't move your body how you want to without the pain 🙁