Sciatica possibly?

In my hockey-playing days (if I can remember that far back), I'd go out skating (ice and roller) without full padding and sometimes fall on my hip.  On occasion, this would cause me to have sciatica where I couldn't get out of bed the next morning and literally roll of the bed onto the floor before I could stand up.  Pain would go from my lower back down my leg.  Went to a chiropractor who did their famous "pretzel-twist" maneuver on me.  Cured in 5 seconds.  I have also had sciatica from other causes over my life, all of which were corrected by chiropractic care anywhere from one day to several weeks.

Hi, you are young and possibly since you live in the UK you've been brought up to ignore pain, the "stiff upper lip"syndrome. Which can lead to becoming really badly debilitated by ignoring the body's way of telling you that something is wrong. The body doesn't send us signals for nothing. The Scaitic nerve is the largest nerve in the body and it can cause havoc in anybody's life, no matter what your age. You could have Stenosis, which is the narrowing of the canal it runs through, you could have a damaged Disc, Herniated or there are several issues which could be going on. You must consult an Orthopedist get an MRI Scan an dhave the root of the pain discovered. Don't be put off with medications which are bad for the kidneys, liver and your life, and overall health. Although they might help for a short while they don't cure anything. Cortisone, makes you fat and is really bad for long term health!. You need a diagnosis. Perhaps you have postural vices, Pilates, and Yoga help in curing Sciatica issues. Sciatica isn't an illness. It's being badly treated so that when it inflames those symptoms happen. Exercises will cure the pain in 90% of the cases, but  GP's in general normally aren't sympathetic. Go, do go! To a specialist as it can be dangerous to ignore. Don't want to end up in a wheelchair, do we? 

Thank you all for your kind responses! Shockingly, the pain went away, but now is back worse than before. To the point where I can feel it even when laying down. It doesn't hurt but it noticeable. My lab just had puppies & being up and down with her on the floor I think has considerably made it worse. I found a video online that showed a test that some doctors perform when diagnosing sciatica. You sit up and stick your leg out with your toes pointed towards the ceiling & tilt your chin towards chest- did with both legs, right leg felt nothing, left leg- immediately felt pain in side of hip and pain in leg. I can barely reposition myself in bed as well. Regarding Doctor- I have to be careful as to where and why I go to doctor. My insurance only covers catastrophic (cancer, heart attack etc.) so I'm unsure if it would cover..  My great uncle was a physical therapist, but sadly passed a few years back. It's strange.. I can get on my tip toes of my left leg etc. but going to sit, tie my shoes, etc. feels like torture. And it's my ENTIRE leg & into my hip.. The more I think about it though, I played softball and volleyball through high school & always slid and dive rolled on my left side.. That could explain a lot! Being 22 with so many problems physically is awful. My dad, brother, sister, and I all have some sort of lower back/leg issue. I'm the only one that can run normally. Sorry for the ramble. Up with 1 day old lab pups and pain!