Acupuncture
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Hi so I had my physio again today, we are going to move on to acupuncture next, I was wondering has anyone else tried this and has it worked ?
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Notes on Acupuncture
mattindro kaz73
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kaz73 mattindro
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Greebo64 kaz73
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Kaz there are good Physios & not so good Physios that goes for GP's & surgeons etc... My Physio has not done anything for me, you are just as well looking on youtube for sciatica exercises.
I had 5 + months of severe sciatica in both legs & I was begging for surgery the pain was that bad & debilitating, but my neuro' consultant surgeon kept on fobbing me off, now in a way I am glad he did, I did not have any surgery,but I have picked up some good info from this Forum & youtube & now 6 months on I can cope with where I am, not totally free from sciatica but 97 % better than I was, I do steady exercises first thing every morning for about 10/15 minutes...I particularly find that stretches work well.
you may want to try these..
https://www.nhs.uk/livewell/backpain/pages/sciatica-exercises.aspx
Best of luck
CHICO_MARX kaz73
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/sciatic-nerve-pain-from-the-perspective-of-many-decades-629096
I have used acupuncture for other issues very successfully, just not for sciatica.
kaz73 CHICO_MARX
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Greebo64 kaz73
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Kaz there are good Physios & not so good Physios that goes for GP's & surgeons etc... My Physio has not done anything for me, you are just as well looking on youtube for sciatica exercises.
I had 5 + months of severe sciatica in both legs & I was begging for surgery the pain was that bad & debilitating, but my neuro' consultant surgeon kept on fobbing me off, now in a way I am glad he did, I did not have any surgery,but I have picked up some good info from this Forum & youtube & now 6 months on I can cope with where I am, not totally free from sciatica but 97 % better than I was, I do steady exercises first thing every morning for about 10/15 minutes...I particularly find that stretches work well.
you may want to try these..
https://www.nhs.uk/livewell/backpain/pages/sciatica-exercises.aspx
Best of luck
kaz73 Greebo64
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Greebo64 kaz73
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Kaz
I forgot to mention during my exercise regime I have also been taking Turmeric capsules 1000mg per day but I split the capsules into a cup add a touch of ground ginger & warm water about a 3rd of a small cup stir it well & drink, its best recommended on an empty stomach, try to get it down in one go, it does not taste very nice so have a quick swig of milk after...this is a very good anti-inflammatory herbal med' , its also good for a variety of things as well as sciatica.
Also in the evening when sat watching TV I place a hot water bottle in a cushion & place it behind me at the bottom of my back....I really recommend this also.
Remember it takes time for all this to take effect, so don't expect very quick results, I was doing all this for 4 to 5 weeks before I felt the benefit.