Continued Sciatic Pain?

[ZigZag]

I've had a lot of sciatic pain in the past 5+yrs (after incorrectly doing a yoga stretch whilst very overweight....of all things!!) and what I've found that has helped the most is strengthening my core and pelvic muscles which were totally non-existent. Admittedly I've had the help of a personal trainer though. Do you belong to a gym? Perhaps ask for some stretching / movement recommendations.

Initially I found a chiro could get rid of it almost straight away through adjustment (but would always eventually have to go back) but I don't recommend a chiro anymore after a bad adjustment a chiro did to my neck. My GP told me flat out not to even consider a chiro, but everyone is different. I've also been seeing a physio and they can recommend lots of stretches, as well as working on muscle areas through massage for you.

The most consistent advice I was given by any professional was to keep active and don't cross your legs when sitting etc.

[leebee81]

Yep, I've done pilates before and am looking forward to starting again, just waiting for Oliver to hit 6 weeks so I can pop him in the creche for an hour during class. I'll speak to my GP at my 6 week check and see what she says about it too.

[Feathertop]

Being a physio myself, I would recommend you go and see a good physio about this. Preferably somebody with postgraduate training in spinal care. My suggestion would be somebody with McKenzie qualifications (as the research base on this is excellent) in order to get rid of the pain etc. Once you have normalised movement and have 'healed' a bit, you can look at doing some central stability or control work like Pilates. Oh by the way, you can do what is called Clinical Pilates which is delivered by a physio one to one, and is designed to get rid of your back pain but then also improve core control.

If you want to find out if there is a qualified McKenzie therapist near you just let me know. Where are you based?