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What’s wrong with me?

Sciatica Surgery — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:25:32 +0000

Question by Bobby Yu: What’s wrong with me?
Last night, these symptoms began occurring:

A feeling of needing to urinate, but after urinating, still feeling the need to urinate,
A sort of numb pain in my left testicle while urinating,
The same kind of numbness in the lower stomach region,
The pain persisting for a few minutes until subsiding.

I did masturbate perhaps an hour before. The pain occurred about an hour later after taking a bath and getting out of the bathtub. (I was soaking my back for unrelated back pain due to Sciatica.)

I thought if I went to sleep it would be fine in the morning, but the symptoms persist.

PS: There is no burning sensation when I pee, my pee isn’t cloudy or smelly and there’s no blood in it. Also, there is no pain except for when urinating and a few minutes afterwards.

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Answer by Joe
You may need to drink more fluids.

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What are some safe and relatively pain free exercises for someone with spondylolisthesis?

Sciatica Surgery — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:24:42 +0000

Question by : What are some safe and relatively pain free exercises for someone with spondylolisthesis?
Spondylolisthesis is slippage in the spine causing walking problems and sciatica. I swim but it is not enough, maybe because I cannot do it enough. Any suggestions would be helpful. thank you.
Thank you Curt. I didn’t ask for a trainer only some lay suggestions for exercises, maybe from someone a bit familiar with back issues.

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Answer by Curt Hennig
I cannot give you advise on that , you need to seek the proper medical professional.
I can only talk with that professional once they have given you clearance and directed apropriate routines for me to train you on.
I can;t even suggest back exersises or stretches without talking to your medical professional.

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Advice would be really appreciated here…?

Sciatica Surgery — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:28:26 +0000

Question by FreeSpirit: Advice would be really appreciated here…?
For the past six weeks I have had an array of confusing symptoms, my doctor suspects endometriosis, cysts or fibroids.

Here’s the symptoms I’ve been having -

-Lower back pain 3 days before menstruation and continued non stop until now (feels like sciatica pain)
-Soft stools, an orange/yellow colour much of the time
-Vaginal discharge, clear, sometime pale green, sometimes pale yellow.
-Pain radiating down buttocks and legs
-Pelvic pain and tenderness, pain in both ovaries

About 4 days ago, I noticed a slight fluttering, pulsating sensation, which I felt deep in my rectum area (it may not be in the rectum area but it feels like it) it matches my heartbeat and the only time I don’t notice it is when I am standing. I got my period 3 days ago and it’s continued. My period was very clotty (not had clots in my period for years) and have had severe cramping, along with this continuous lower back pain.

I’m pretty sure all these symptoms are related considering they all appeared at the same time, although the pelvic and ovary pain is on and off.

What could be causing the pulsating? It’s quite unsettling. Any thoughts appreciated. I have a full pelvic exam on wednesday, is this something I should inform my doctor of sooner?
The back pain has been constant for 6 weeks, some days it is worse than others.

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Answer by ZoeyBear
Go to different doctors and tell them the symptoms.

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Worried about what’s happening with health?

Sciatica Surgery — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:30:49 +0000

Question by : Worried about what’s happening with health?
Hi there
I’m having some very serious concerns with my health at the moment that are really starting to worry me.
I’ll start by saying I’m a 19 year old female. Who’s experienced the following over the past few months
-fatigue
-weight loss
-Sensitivity to the cold
-dry hair and skin
-Constipation and now diahhrea
-depression
-mood swings ( actually been diagnosed with bipolar, although I’m starting to believe theres an underlying cause for the mood swings
-Irritability
-abnormal menstrual cycles
-concentration problems( ADHD diagnosis since high school.)
-tingling ( this symptom has been the scariest, the tingling is in my legs, feet, ocassinaly head, hands and face, however is always in my legs ( made worse by tight clothes)
-pale appearance
I’m REALLY scared, I have no idea what’s going on. It seems like my thyroid as I have almost all o the symptoms of an underactive thyroid. I’ve had my thyroid tested and 2/4 of the times it has come back underactive, the other times it has been in the normal range. It was abnormal when these symptoms first started, then when re tested is was fine. Do you think my problems could all stem from a thyroid that keeps bouncing from underactive to normal?
I’m seeing a new doctor at the moment who is sending me for a range or blood tests including my thyroid as he’s convinced that’s what it is.
I should also state- that althoug it hasn’t been officially ruled out I’ve seen numerous doctors about weather or not it could be MS and they’ve all said that my symptoms aren’t constant with MS and that the tingling would be more sever than it is. I have no numbness, weakness, vision problems, balance or coordination problems or anything else that points to a neuroloical problem.
Doctors have ruled out vitamin B12 defincy and other vitamin deficiencies, liver problems, sciatica, celiac.
The tingling is all over the place( another thing that makes doctors convince it’s not MS it’s quit symmetrical(I.e appears In both legs)
Hot water eases it and I seem to have no tingling under a nice hot shower
Please help!!!
I’m only 19 and I cant enjoy my life because I’m worried about what’s going on with my health all the time:(!!
Also, I was basically healthy other than some depression, concentration issues until a few months ago
P.s currently not on any medication so it’s not that either

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Answer by katrina
First of all I wouldn’t overly worry…granted something is not quite right…but it all sounds very treatable. The thyroid is a good possibility…and just because you don’t have a b12 deficiency doesn’t mean you don’t need to supplement yourself with a good b complex. More important than a multi vitamin in my opinion. I’d also consider adrenal fatigue…more common these days…and also match many of your symptoms. I’d make a point of bringing that up. The glandular system is all connected…so again, worth checking out. Nutritional and lifestyle changes…and proper supplementation can make a huge difference. But realize you will have to do alot of that yourself..unless you find a natural health practitioner in your area. And of course discuss with your doctor…but many do not recognize natural alternatives.

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How can an osteopath help in sciatica?

Sciatica Surgery — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:33:37 +0000

Question by Aphrodite G: How can an osteopath help in sciatica?
Also, should I do any stretching exercises when I suffer from back pain or just avoid them? Is swimming the best solution? And what do you think of the DRS ?

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Answer by gillianprowe
Sciatic is a term used for a pain in the lower back, reason………………
In that is the problem, The sciatic nerve is supposedly the cause, hence the label.
However you need to find out why you have lower back pain, were you in a accident, did it just come on overnight, have you seen a Doctor, have any tests be done?
All these questions need to be answered to build up a full picture of how the problem started, why the problem started and to rule in or rule out other reasons for back pain.
From your question I am wondering if you have been to see a Doctor, because if you have been diagnosed with sciatica then they will tell you what you should do to help yourself.

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Ovarian cyst advice…. please :-(?

Sciatica Surgery — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:30:57 +0000

Question by FreeSpirit: Ovarian cyst advice…. please ?
I am pretty sure I have an ovarian cyst. I have had severe sciatica lower back pain for nearly three weeks, with shooting pains in my buttocks and both legs. I am also have a very pressured feeling on my bladder, bowels and vagina, when I walk, I can feel something pressing down. My doctor suspected a cyst but wanted to wait until my urine test results were back.

These symptoms have gradually gotten worse, the only thing that has eased the pain is anti-inflammatory drugs. A strong course of antibiotics did nothing.

So tomorrow I finally have another appointment, what will my doctor do? I’m expecting a pelvic exam, what will she do if she believes it’s a large cyst? Because I can’t go much longer with this pain… Will she send me for an ultrasound straight away? What are the deciding factors to have it surgically removed? What will they give me to stop the pain?

I’m out of my mind with worry, any thoughts will be appreciated

I’m 28.

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Answer by gldjns
Your doctor is the one best qualified to give you advice and prescribe a course of treatment. It may be necessary to have the cyst surgically removed, or it could be one that is self-limiting, and will eventually go away without any intervention. However, first of all your doctor wants to make sure that your problem is actually caused by a cyst rather than some other condition. She will also make every effort to minimize your discomfort when she knows exactly what the problem is.

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really bad back/kidney pain?

Sciatica Surgery — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:31:01 +0000

Question by Greg P: really bad back/kidney pain?
i can’t sleep at all. i have a really bad pain in my back where it seems to be right where my kidney is on the right sideof my back. I also think it’s my kidney because no matter what position i lay in it still hurts. usually when i have back troubles my position matters. I dont think i have any other symptoms just the throbbing pain in my mid to lower right back. i do feel a little cold not sure if that is a symptom though.

Also this pain i thought was because i was standing all day at work, but tonight i didnt stand at all. imy sciatica nerve is also screwed up on my right side. could this be my problem, usully my sciatica pain is in my lower right leg/butt, not in my right flank area

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Answer by Rebecca
You need to see a doctor NOW you could have an Appendix that is ready to rupture with the slight chill. It could also be a kidney stone trying to pass through your system. GO TO THE DOCTOR NOT YAHOO!

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Q&A: NEED advise from any medical pros or anyone who’s had similar medical probs. or similar probs. with doctors?

Sciatica Surgery — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:33:10 +0000

Question by sheesh: NEED advise from any medical pros or anyone who’s had similar medical probs. or similar probs. with doctors?
I’ve had chronic back pain since I was 17. The first thing that happened to me was I fell on the ice play broomball and dislocated my right shoulder, My Dr. at the time didn’t see any reason for PT or anything. Since that injury, I’ve had a lot of really hard spots that hurt badly on my right upper back. There is one spot in particuoar that feels so bad, all the time, like its going to burst open. It feels like an old, dry rubber band stretched to its max capacity and its going to pop, Its a combo of burning/tinlging, sharp pain and ache. It also became really easy for me to injure and reinjure my beck and upper back.
Recent problems that have been a whole lot worse started around a year and a half ago. I’ve been in 3 car-wrecks in the past two years. The worst of the three was with a semi-truck doing 75 mph on the freeway and then getting thrown off-road into a deep embankment. I really hurt my neck then. For that, I did mainly chiropractic and a little PT.
It got a lot better and the pain came and went up until June. I hit a deer, and everything has been worse than ever before since then. (Even worse than the wreck with the semi! Sounds crazy…)
I have been trying everything I can to get a proper diagnosis, treatment for the actual problem, and symptomatic releif…but I’ve hard a really hard time all the way around.
First doc I went to wouldn’t even take an xray and precribed naproxen and gave me the basic, “You’re young and you’ll heal hast” rundown. Things got progressively worse (there was either a new symptom or a serious increase in how bad symptoms were about every other day.) The second doc I went to took an xray. She said that my neck had the curve missing out of it and thought it was because spasms were causing enough inflammation to pull them apart. She said the xray showed a few “pinch-marks” and that I had a pinched nerve. (Which was what I thought because I was getting a lot of pins and needles and very painful arm and leg. (Sciatica, like when I was pregnant…But I also know that this at least doesn’t sound like it makes sense since amrs being affected by pinched nerves are because of a problem with the cervical spine and sciatica is caused by compression of spinal cord or nerve at the lumbar spine. Anyway, this doc put me in a soft collar, precribed flexeril, naproxen and lorab…she also sent me to a great PT. The PT was very thorough and gentle. I got very minor pain relief, but at least felt like the cause was being worked on, and that maybe I’d start to get better…Then some bad life stuff happened, and I wound up not being able to continue PT or follow-ups with the Dr. So I after the personal crisis time was cooled a little, I continued to try and just push through it for awhile without the pain meds or muscle-relaxants (I heard, anyway, that if you are on long-term meds for pain or muscle relaxants that its neccessary to to breaks from them to do a cleanse from time to time, because the stuff is pretty toxic.) and I unfortunately lost my spot with the PT I liked so much. So I just managed to get through until I got really bad. Then I went to yet another Dr. This time it was a walk-in clinic. The Doc was SUCH a jerk. I walked out of that office VERRRY pissed off, embarrassed and discouraged. He pretty much said that a lot of things like “what I have” are things you just have to get used to and was not at all hesitant to basically suggest that I was being a giant wuss. He went over the notes from the other docs and said something like ,”Oh, 0k so they did an xray…and you asked them too?? And…it looks like….they didn’t find anything?” And I told him again that the other doc said my neck had been pulled straight to where the curve was gone and that I had a pinched never, and that from the xray the doc said she saw, “pinch-marks.” (I had no idea, and still have no idea, what pinch marks are!) He kind of scoffed, chuckling, and basically told me to get over it. At the point where I was when I finally went back in to see a doctor, I had gotten to where dealing with my 2-year-old, washing dishes and fixing my hair had become very difficult, to say the least. The constant burning/tingling pain in the trapezius muscle and that one really sharp part that felt like itg was going to break open had become maddening. My hand was falling asleep all the time. My right arm and leg ached really badly. I was miserable and becoming depressed. I was (and still am) in transition mode from splitting up with my kids’ father, so I was staying with a friend. I was helping with her kids and housework to earn my keep, and the kids’; noise and energy level was starting to drive me insane, and I’m usually all about taking the kids to the park, painting, playing games, etc. I was becoming increasingly depressed and couch-bound. I felt embarrassed because I wanted to be a big help around my friend’s house. I was becoming sad because when everyone took off for the river or a hike or something, I had to sit it out because I was hurting too bad. I hadn’t even had time to process how I felt about getting out of a 5-year relationship, because all my focus, no matter how determined I was not to let it happen, was on how bad I felt. And it just got worse every day. So I was really pissed and discouraged (and even a little scared…how was I going to fix this or at least manage it if I couldn’t make a doctor understand how badly it was impacting my life??? I’m a full-time student and single mom…School’s about to start, and I’m also going to need to work part-time to make ends meet.) I walked out of that office with a new Rx for PT (which he was relcuctant to give me. He also said he’d find a regular Dr. for me to manage this problem so that I don’t have several different people trying to figure it out at once. I went to the PT he suggested. Neck traction makes me feel like I’m dying, so I have asked her not to do that anymore, but I did find that the ultrasound therapy helped the trapezius pain a little. I’ve been seeing this PT for a few weeks now.
Then I went to the internal md the guy referred me to. I went in with high hopes of someone who’s get it, research it, and fix me up. I came out disappointed again. He did all the strength test on me (which they always do, and which I hav no problems with except that the reflex on my right knee is just a little slow.) He jabbed around at the trapezius stuff and called it “trigger points.” He scheduled an MRI for a few weeks out (which is this friday, now) for my cervical and throacic spine. I was disappointed because #1 he seemed to think I was exaggerating how much pain I’ve been in. and because #2 he also gave me the run-down on the fact that I am young and that I shoud heal well, and that I should be able to take the pain better than someone older. (This always perplexes me. Is there some evidence to support that the same impulses the brain percieves as pain is more rolerated by someone in the late 20s than someone in their 40s? I also wish I had the courage to argue with Dr.s and tell them that in the mid to late 20s, its really common for people to be working more physically demanding jobs, and for us to have small children who require their parents to supervise them constantly, which boils down to us being at least in a slow-jog for most of the day. We also don’t have the capability to just lie down and take a nap when we don’t feel well. It wouldn’t work to tell my 2-year-old, “Ok honey, mom’s back really hurts so I’m going to nap. So don’t learn how to open the front door today and go get hit by a car outside. Please don’t find anything bite-sized that could be choked on in the componets of the vacuum, phone or remote. Please don’t pull the tv on top of yourself or drown in the toilet. Please don’t decide I didn’t get to your post-nap diaper promptly enough and take it off, causing a horrid mess. Please just keep yourself entertained and don’t have a separation-anxiety meltdown…because mom needs to rest, ok?” LOL
By the time I had gone into his office, I had gotten even worse. My uncle came to town and I was supposed to get to meet him and my mom for lunch, since I hadn’t seen him in alost 5 years….I had to blow it off. My friend took my daughter fishing and I didn’t get to see her catch her very first fish I was not only putting off harder, crappier things to do, now I’ve been missing out on fun, too. I am down to 108 pounds, and I’m 5′4 (118-124 is normal for me…I do tend to lose some when I am under stress, but not uaually quite so dramatically.) The doc told me that pain meds wouldn’t help anything unless I needed sleep at night, but that I could have them if I wanted. He left the room to schedule my mri, but never came back. His nurse was the one who gave me my time for the mri and a prescription for a sedative for the mri (which I thought was sort of wierd.) So when I got home I called and said I never got my pain meds. They said I had to go back to get the paper copy…that they don’t call things to pharmacies. So I did, and the prescription was for ultram. I’ve taken ultram twice in my life. For about the first few hours, it works fairly well on the pain, but then soon after, I slowly develop a blindingly bad headahce. I’m talking “please just kill me quickly” sort of headache. Then the next day I wake up and the hdeache is even worse, and I vomit all day long. I told the nurse this who was trying to get me to sign something saying I picked the ’script up. She got all annoyed and said, “Well I can tell your right now that he probably won’t give you a narcotic.” I told her that the lortabs were the only thing that worked, but that they didn’t help all that much, so I’d be totally willing to try something else. So they gave me lyrica. I gave it a good, solid test-run where I put as much faith into it as I could. It didn’t do anything at all for any of the pain. Not even the parasthesia I’d hoped it would help somewhat. And it also made me really dizzy…To the point it was like I was drunk (not mentally or anything…just in the dizzy sense. My thoughts were clear and everything…I just couldn’t keep my balance. I called in the following mondahy to let them know it wasn’t working and I needed to give something else a try. They never called back. So I tied Tuesday,and no call back. I was just leaving voicemails for the RN at the office, since this is your only option. I’ve tried several times to call and say that I am absoltely full-on miserable and need to do SOMETHING to help the pain. I even suggested maybe we try nerve block or TENS or corisone shots…still no one will call me back. So, unfortunately I had to go into a walkin clinic. Its one of those ones where you have to pay likde 45 bucks cash…no insurance excepted. My friend who broke her tailbone said that’s where she went for pain meds. She said its never a problem. And it wasn’t for me either. I got a steriod (yet to do anything) a muscle relaxer (knocks me out, but doesn’t relieve my pain) and lortabs, which only relieve my pain a very little bit. I have a feeling that my new primary dr. will not be very happy about it, but it got to the point where it was completely unbearable. I had to do something and the jerks wouldn’t call me back…
Where I’m at now is: pain in arm and leg get worse all the time, but is currently a little better controlled with the lortab. My lower beck/upper back and that one real bad spot in trapezius are in constant pain, and just barely have the edge taken off my the pain meds. I feel grouchy and sort of irritable when I take the lortabs. I know they are addictive and are a drug of abuse for a lot of people, but I can honestly say that I don’t enjoy the narcotic feeling. I must have a different body chemistry or something, because I don’t feel euphoric like a lot of people do when they take pain-pills. Sometimes I do think that the narcotic feeling confuses me enough to distract me from the pain that it actually directly helps the pain…but I don’t find the pills to be fun to take. I feel like I am a less kind and warm mom when I take them. If there was anything that actually worked that wasn’t narcotic, I’d waaaay rather take that. But for the time being, its the only drug that helps the pain at all…and even then only a little. So I feel almost as though I need them to function, but that I’d much rather try a non-pill realted pain-management method…like the nerve block or the electrode things. I just can’t seem to get across to any doctor that my pain isn’t merely a nuissance…its (at the rist of sounding dramatic) taking over my life. And by their own admission, I’m young. In my opinion, instead of their suggestion that that makes me more able to function with daily pain, I feel that I shouldn’t have my younger years wrecked by being in agony every single waking moment. I shouldn’t wish that it was bed time as soon as I get up every morning. I want to play with my daughter and actually get to make some new friends now that I’m out of a wierd, mentally-abusive relationship. I want to feel excited about all the new potential my life has now that I’m free of b.s. and that I can regain my self-esteem and have fun with life instead of pretty much feeling now that my life sucks. I explained to this last dr (the one whose office won’t return my phone calls, and don’t seem to think I deserve a way to manage my pain, even if its non-drug relateld) that I have a decent pain threshold and a good grasp of the pain scale. I gave examples of frames of reference. A 10 on the pain scale in childbirth or the gas chamber from when i was in the army. A 9 is like an abscessed tooth. An 8 is like a broken bone. A 7 is like a really bad diney infection….and so on down the line. And I told him that if the pain isn’t aggitated by something else. Its at a constant 7.5. If I try and do some dishes or have to move really abruptly to keep my kid from doing something that will hurt her or destroy something, it sill go to an 8.5. If I am in a chair too long to type or write, or sometimes when I am trying to fall asleep because the sciatica acts up even worse, it’ll jump to a 9.
I’m really, really sorry this had to be so long…I just wanted to give nough background. That way a medical pro on here he or she might have some idea with what is wrong. They may have some pointers in getting the dr. to understand that I am not exaggerating and that I need to have my back fixed and in the meantime I need to somehow manage the pain so I don’t have to wish i was unconsious every waking second. I would like to be referred to the spine and pan center. They have a team of people who work together who figure out a diagnosis, help psychologically in dealing with chronic pain, and mostly they try every measure there is out there to get your pain under control. They do pt, alternative stuff like massage and acupuncture, all the different neurological tools that I don’t understand uet, and (what sound most promising to me) anesthesia. They only problem is that my primary dr. really does seem to thik that I am exaggerating either because I am depressed, because I want narcotics (which I DO for the short-term, but he won’t let me have them anyway and I’m still going
to see him) or that I want attention. Anway…I need advice as to how i can go about managing my pain to the point of being functional…Bcause my MRI is friday….and I really think that they’ll find herniated disc/s and I am thiking my respnse from my dr. will go something like, “Well…good thing youre only 27…ten years from now iy might REALLY be giving you trouble
Trevon, Did you mean to link to that page, or was it a mistake & you had something that helped you but it was just the wrong address? If it was intentional: Hardy har. Yeah, ok I’m a baby. Before the worst of my problems with this thing, I used to think b1tching and whining from people’s “owies” was annoying too,so I get it. When an injury starts messing with your ability to be a functional, happy person though, its hard not to complain and feel depressed. I prided myself on being the best mom a person could be..a good friend.. a kinda pretty, (not that I’m concieted. I know I’m a total dork) fit , fun chick..a great student, and someone who was starting to have a love-affair with life. Now I feel like a slacker mom, an overskinny girl with dark circles under my eyes, crappy posture and a goofy-looking walk. So I get the diaper joke and normally would think its pretty funny. If the link’s wrong and you have something that helped you, I’d love to see it though, and *sorry.*

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Answer by Natalie
**Go to a posture specialist!

Even if you’re skeptical you should give it a try. I went to one & it really helped my shoulder pain. It’s amazing how much impact your posture has on both mental & physical wellbeing. Little adjustments will change weight distribution & open up tight areas.

**Take some meditation classes

Your mind has a surprising amount of control over your body. I’m not saying your pain is in your head, but that your mind may be able to help you overcome it.

http://breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/

Try this idea from this site even if you’re skeptical, it won’t do any harm. . .

http://www.eclecticenergies.com/mudras/mudra.php?num=13

**Use rollers & balls to open up your muscles. Look for a class in your area that uses these props or buy your own & an instructional book.
I take one of these classes from a chiropractor & also do the exercises at home. They’ve helped so much. Chiropractors can fix the problem temporarily, but your muscles will pull back to their original position & your body will return to it’s bad posture do to habit. The teacher jokes about how he shouldn’t teach these classes because his clients get healed permanently & stop needed so see him as a chiropractor for temporary improvement.

This site has info on how they can help:
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http://www.howtodothings.com/health-fitness/how-stretch-using-myofascial-release-technique

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Try alternative medicine

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Q&A: What is the best way to strengthen my core without aggravating my sciatica?

Sciatica Surgery — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:36:33 +0000

Question by Stacy White: What is the best way to strengthen my core without aggravating my sciatica?
I am training for triathlons and wish to do more core work. am interested in learning good exercises that do not aggravate my lower spine.

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Answer by SubJ
Eat nourishing food with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables being part of it. Chew each morsel at least 32 times. This will activate signal to the brain as soon as u have had enough. Besides this change in eating style, take regular light exercises and brisk walks every day. U will be able to gain/shed all extra weight gracefully and in a reasonable time span. No food or drink in between the food and not more than three meals a day, unless u r diabetic. U can do all exercises which do not involve forward bending.

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I asked this Q 2hrs ago but can’t sleep so if anyone else could answ?

Sciatica Surgery — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:08 +0000

Question by Rose P: I asked this Q 2hrs ago but can’t sleep so if anyone else could answ?
I had sex with my boyfriend again for the first time in a month or so. I started bleeding during sex and went on to have my period. This was well over a week early (usually 35 days) which i put down to university stress. It was darker, not as heavy & did not hurt as usual. It stopped completely for about 6 days & i had sex with him again two days ago & tonight i started bleeding with the usual period symptoms of headache and tender back. I sometimes have really extreme reactions such as nausea, swollen joints, sciatica and horrible cramps so i’m used to troublesome period stuff but i’ve never had week on- week off-then on again. Research it on the internet has left me really unsettled, chlamydia, preg, cancer! Also a painful hard lump came up on the flesh on my pubic bone 5 days ago which i thought might be a bite because it didn’t look like a spot/ingrowing hair. Do you think there is any relation. I’ll try to see a Dr. tomorrow but would really appreciate any thoughts before then,

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Answer by loveyouoshinystar
Don’t listen to any advice except from your Dr. God bless you.

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