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In my case, it is happening on the left side of my body, and I have a tendency to stick my right hip out a lot. In the mirror I look extremely misaligned. The more my left side hurts, the more I stick that right hip out. My chiropractor noticed it... I said, "Is that just my body favoring that pinched nerve?" And he said "yes."
When I make a conscious effort to stand upright, man it hurts.
It hurts LESS to lean that extreme awkward way.
Strange question (I'm going to ask my chiropractor on Monday):
Should I even make an effort to stay completely upright, or just walk/stand in the way that feels most comfortable?
It seems like I'm constantly trying to walk perfectly upright, straight, and normal even when it hurts. I may look/feel funny and unnatural to lean or limp a little, but it feels better. Should I just go ahead and walk funny if it feels better? Or is it better to TRY to walk normally?
I don't notice that trying to force my body to do what it doesn't want to do (be upright) is helping anyway.
(Note: It varies. The more inflamed the nerve is, the more I do that. The less inflamed, the less I have to do that and the less "misaligned" I am.)
I have had it in the past and found that exercise is the best thing for it. Some light jogging and biking really has helped to clear mine up. I believe I would walk normal if I were you.
I believe altering your posture, which you are doing now, will have long term affects on your bone alignment and so forth if you make it your long term solution to pain relief.
If walking/standing normal hurts, then try to treat the pain. The body has a natural alignment, and the longer you deviate from that alignment, the more likely you are to suffer from other problems that will eventually be generated by poor posture.
If it's truly sciatica lay stright on your back on a carpeted floor, pull your left leg up by the knee and pull as tight as you can toward your head stand it for about 30 seconds. Repeat if necessary. That should pop the pinched nerve into place and then get up and walk around for awhile you and should feel some if not total relief.
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Thanks. I tried this - and nothing popped into place. As for walking, that's still not happening. Between the pain from the butt going right to the knee, now there's knee weakness and the pain goes down to my shin!
I have a feeling it's time to head to a doctor tomorrow.
I would recommend finding a good neuroscience center. I tried treating sciatica and pelvic alignment issues with a chiropractor and it didn't solve my problems/perhaps made them worse.
Has been over twenty yrs since my Sciatica problem. In my case it was pain down the right rump and leg. I took "SOMA" (muscle relaxer) for three months.
The pain is a pinched nerve at the base of the spine. Since then a few yrs ago had a reoccurring numbness down my right side thigh and calf muscle. Was so bad that I had a "Laminectomy" surgery to repair the pinched nerve and scrapeing of the bone. As for Spinal Surgery it is considered a minor procedure compared to other Spinal repairs etc.
EDIT: As for going to a Chirop......forget it...waste of money. I tried that and it and the pain was worse leaving the office then when I walked inside.
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If a sciatica is caused by a bulging disc in your lumbar spine, walking can help a bit. Having a hard mattress and soft shallow pillow may also help.
I only occasionally had some mild sciatica, but it affected my walking a lot. Stand and walk as you are able to. Forcing yourself into painful positions will not likely help. If the problem persists, think about surgery.
ER doc said it is sciatica and gave me muscle relaxer and pain med. I slept most of today but still a 5' walk leaves me in absolute agony. Being served by my wonderful husband is a pain in the butt - he doesn't mind but I do. Meantime, the dog is going crazy for why I haven't taken her for her ride in the car to the park for the last 4 days. Trying now to find a specialist in the nearby city since there are none here in this little town.
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