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my way of getting rid of sciatica

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richard99844
richard99844

i did it by playing guitar sat down for 6 months,i was on zapain painkillers(just below morphine),every time i walked my feet went numb too.Anybody want more in depth info i will be glad to help

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  • charles54091
    charles54091 richard99844

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    Hard to imagine but I am very curious about your experience, as I had a similar situation where I was forced to remain in bed for 8 weeks because of pain, at which time the pain simply vanished.  This occurred to me three times because I didn't have the insurance to cover surgery.  This method was suggested to me by my brother in law who also did it.  But who can miss work and responsibilities unless they have savings or insurance?  Medications didn't help much and what I was taking caused hallucinations every day.  All my doctor could suggest is surgery.  Epidural shots helped only moderately at first.

    Please tell me more about your experience, as I think folks should know these different possibilities when sciatica occurs, since the pain is maddening.

    • richard99844
      richard99844 charles54091

      Posted

      hi charles,basically i pulled a muscle in my lower back,which then led to sciatica down my right leg,i had this for 2 years.After a year and a half i took up playing guitar which took my mind off the pain and not being able to go out.After a couple of months playing everyday for upto 1 1/2 hours,the pain lessend gradually,until i was able to go out for short walks,but when walking my feet would go numb.I went to a&e because i was told i could have bad circulation.The doctor took a pulse in my right ankle,and said i had a strong pulse there,so not bad circulation.Around 4 more months of playing guitar,it all dissapeared completely.I think that when i was playing the guitar sat down with it held on my thighs it was actually having physiotherapy.I continue to play now,i use an electric guitar with no amplifier,you can still hear the guitar,but instead of using an acoustic guitar it doesnt cause noise problems,and because the strings are thinner,it is easier to play,i use a stratocaster electric guitar because it has a contoured body which is really comfortable sat down,unlike an acoustic.I recommend to anyone with sciatica to give it a try,and you may enjoy playing music too !
    • charles54091
      charles54091 richard99844

      Posted

      Pretty interesting stuff Richard, maybe someone should write a book of all the weird recoveries from sciatica.  I know from MRI's that I have two bad disks in my middle back and in my lower back, they're about 1/2 the thickness of other disks.  But what actually happens to cause that pain down the nerve to the foot is what I can't figure out.  I'm OK if I sit but when I stand the entire leg goes numb.  If I stand for 15 minutes then the pain concentrates in the hip joint it seems, and it's crippling.  Then if I sit again, in ten minutes I can stand and walk again.  Fortunately I'm 78 and retired now, so I can arrange my life around it.  But I may want to try another bed cure soon as it gets worse this time.  My guess is that it is the inflamation that must be addressed immediately by changing whatever behavior is causing it.

      Good luck 

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