Sciatica and lower back pain?

[MummaSue]

Hey lovely ladies,

I am getting quite bad sciatica on my left hand side and lower back pain. I get some lower back pain sometimes anyway but since being pregnant, I seem to have also developed sciatica too.

I know that this is quite normal but what can I do about it? I am having my baby at the Mater Mothers in Brisbane and they offer free physio sessions, do you think that this would help? Or is that the wrong discipline to be using?

I get acupuncture weekly and she tried to treat this the other day but it seems to have actually exacerbated it. Hmmm......

It hurts!!
Thanks guys, just unsure what to do about it.
Sue x

[Muffy]

Hi sue,

I had quite bad sciatica with my first pregnancy and ended up seeing the physio and had to get my back taped up a few times.... was definatly worth it

GL xx

[MummaSue]

RR, thanks so much for that. I might give the physios a call this week and see if I can get an appointment.

Cheers!
Sue x

[Butterfly Child]

Hey hun
Id be definently going to see your Gp and asking for a referel to see a physio they can do wonders and also for the time being try to rest and relax as much as possible to stop the pain from flairing up
goodluck babe theres nothing worse then back pain hope you get it fixed soon xx

[Arimeh]

I'd definitely get checked by a physio because it could be the start of SPD. And nobody wants that to go untreated (ie, like mine at the moment!)

[MummaSue]

Mel, stupid question here, but what is SPD?

Sue x

[Arimeh]

Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction. Basically your pelvis separates and its VERY painful.

[rufalina]

Take the physio, and also ask about things like sitting positions and stuff... I find mine is worse with a day on the office chair, and better if I do a few hours on the fit ball...

Get the physio to also give you some leg stretches, as I know mine is caused in part by my really tight leg muscles, and if I give a good stretch at night it can help, but it has to be the right stretch IYKWIM...

Hope you get some relief, as sciatic pain is not fun and you dont want it to turn into anything worse... xo

[Muffy]

hey how did everything go??

[MummaSue]

Hey RR!

Thanks for checking on me!

I haven't actually got round to making an appointment with the physio yet but I did ring them and they are happy to see me anytime.

I'm going to hopefully see them next week.
The pain hasn't actually been too bad the past while so it's good. We just got a new bed so I wonder if that was exacerbating things and bit and now I am used to the bed, it's not so bad!

Sue x

[Muffy]

It could be the bed, but id go see the physio sooner rather than later just so it doesnt get worse later in the pregnancy!
You will thank yourself afterwards