Sciatica after running?

vlc1979

Anyone else have problems w/ this? Ran last night and today I can hardly sit here the Sciatica is crazy today!

What do you do to help it or prevent it?

JNick77

Anyone else have problems w/ this? Ran last night and today I can hardly sit here the Sciatica is crazy today!

What do you do to help it or prevent it?

I have issues from time-to-time with mine because of a back injury. All I know is to stretch your hamstrings as good as you can without arching your back. Is it painful or is your leg just twitching?

MrsVagus

Chiropractic!!!

DietingMommy08

I got sciatica after having my son. I was told by the hospital there there is nothing that can be done about it. Research has shown there can be things dun but that it can also make it worst....

I take a muscle relaxer and just call it a day.

Ibuprphen has been prescribed to me for it.

& yes lots of stretching.

mcdonl

All I can say is I feel sorry for you! My wife has MS, and she gets sciatica sometimes and it is brutal. It seems like horrible pain.

chevy88grl

I have issues with it due to a bulging disc in my lower spine. I usually take Ibuprofen and ice my lower back.

Becky1971

A friend of mine showed me a good stretch that helps me with mine. It's almost like just bending over to touch your toes, but bend one knee, popping the opposite hip out. If you do it right, it stretches all up into your glutes and sometimes I can feel it up to my lower back. But it's the only thing I have found that gets specifically where my sciatic pain is shooting from.

vlc1979

I have issues from time-to-time with mine because of a back injury. All I know is to stretch your hamstrings as good as you can without arching your back. Is it painful or is your leg just twitching?
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Pain... Deep ache from my bum all the way to my feet... Stuck at work w/o any ice. Did take Alieve.

I sports chiropractor on Saturday.

mtntrailrunner

go see a physical therapist. hopefully it's just muscular in nature.

AZTrailRunner

I had it a long time ago and a chiropractor just put me in more pain. I talked to a personal trainer and he gave me a handful of stretches targeting the Piriformis muscle, and the problem was gone rather quickly.

TipMcE

My prenatal yoga instructor recommended massaging the bottom of your heel to help alleviate sciatica. Also my husband gets sciatica when he doesn't get enough water so stay hydrated. But, as others have said, get checked out just in case.

dragonflydi

Look online for stretches for Piriformis syndrome ... I dealt with that for months last year (involves the same nerve) and these stretches really helped!