Pinched nerve

theMIDDLE
theMIDDLE Posts: 64
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Was running downstairs this morning for the coffee that makes itself at 6am and fell a bit and had to catch myself. At the bottom of the stairs as I tried to take a step, I felt a stab in my lower back (really more like my butt) that shot down my leg and continues to do this at the slightest movement. Google says it sounds like I pinched my sciatic nerve and I tend to agree. Ended up on the kitchen floor, unable to move, crying, 3 feet from the fresh coffee I was running to.

I just started a working out constantly everyday (cardio, AM yoga, some weights) and I don't want to have to take time off. It's hard enough to stay focused and motivated. I'm the kind of person that has to make myself do it everyday or it won't happen. Obviously I can't workout today because I'm physically not able to, but I'd like to be able to start training again tmrw. Is that going to cause me some further injury? I don't want this to become a thing. I'm going to ice it and rest and HOPEFULLY be fine. This is no big deal, right? RIGHT?? o_0

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  • frmeital
    frmeital Posts: 36
    This is from an article that may help you heal from this horrible pain, hope it helps:

    "...A single episode of pinched nerve pain, or sciatica, can last a few days up to a few months (!!). That’s right; it can take months and one thing’s for sure: If left untreated, the pain WILL become WORSE and may turn into a chronic problem. The longer you delay treating it, the longer it takes to heal it. The nerve will REMAIN pinched until you correct the source of the nerve compression and relieve the pressure on the nerve.

    What Causes Lower Back Pinched Nerve and Why Does My Leg Hurt?

    The pain that you feel in your buttock and leg is actually a “referred pain” that has nothing to do with a problem in your buttock and leg. It’s caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve in your lower back causing your brain to think that the pain is in your leg. The nerve irritation usually occurs at the L5 or S1 levels in the spine. That’s where the nerve “escapes” from “home” – The spinal canal.

    The important thing to understand is that a pinched nerve, or sciatica, is not a condition or a disease. It’s just a symptom of something else. Much like coughing is a symptom of ammonia. If you want to stop the coughing, the smart way to go is to cure the ammonia, not just swallow coughing syrup.

    This is the main reason why conventional medicine treatments usually FAIL miserably.

    Conventional treatments and why they FAIL:

    I didn't want to copy all of it, read more at the source if you'd like:)

    http://www.pain-in-lower-back.com/pinched-nerve-in-lower-back/
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