Hello ST,
I’ve self diagnosed radiating pain in my lower back/hip/leg as Sciatica. Flared up after a tough session on the bike immediately followed by a lengthy sit for a meeting at work. Took the weekend off and looking to get back at it tomorrow.
Any general advice regarding what things I should and should not do? I have plenty of experience with soft tissue issues, but this is my first foray into the lower back.
Scott
Is it lower back, or overuse piriformis issues? If legit sciatica in lower back, that’s a much more difficult issue. Pinched sciatic nerve through piriformis syndrome would be a “roll out†issue with a ball.
Look on Google & YouTube. There are some cases which will closely match what you have and maybe show you a simple exercise you can do to reduce pressure on the nerve so it’ll heal itself.
I had a similar thing a couple of months ago. I went from lying on the floor in agony to being fixed in 2 or 3 days by doing a “stretch one leg over the other” type exercise from Youtube physiotherapists.
Good luck.
Lots of stretching, core exercise, what help me a lot was sleeping with a pillow in between legs. Search for Mckenzie Method… is one of the best Global postural re education method… I was completely pain free after 3 to 4 weeks!
Good luck