Question 1

what do i do for sciatica pain that is running down my leg?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Sciatica without numbness, weakness, or bowel or bladder symptoms is often treated with anti-inflammatory medicine like ibuprofen. It is best to avoid activities which can irritate the back like bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, twisting. Walking is usually ok if it doesn't make the pain worse. If the pain is severe, or persists for several weeks, or has other symptoms, it should be evaluated.

Question 2

can you get sciatica pain running on the inside thigh and calf?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: There is a term radiculopathy that refers to pain in the leg from an irritation of a nerve in the back; you can get that condition and have pain in your inner thigh and leg.  A sciatica technically is a radiculopathy also, but those nerves (L4,5, and S1) supply a different part if the leg.  The inner thigh and leg are usually L1-4 nerve root levels.

Question 3

when doing pelvic floor exercises i sometimes get sharp pain in back or sciatica pain running down leg? i have no spine problems.

Accepted Answer

Sciatic nerve: The sciatic nerve comes out of an area of the pelvic floor muscles.  If you are contracting these muscles or if they are inflamed / irritated the sciatic nerve can be irritated.  Stretching and chiropractic would be helpful.  Also, there are Physical Therapists specifically trained to improve pelvic floor tone.

Question 4

can running case sciatica? i started running about 6 months ago and have begun feeling sciatica symptoms. could the running be causing them?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Running can cause a bulging or herniated disc.  It can also contribute to a previous herniated disc. This can cause sciatica.

Question 5

my mamaw has sciatica and she is running a fever is this normal? what could cause a fever?

Accepted Answer

Impossible to say: you gave no details so it is impossible to even guess. Sciatica is unrelated.

Question 6

run,swim,cycling,what is the best exercise for lower back pain and sciatica?and what is the best time to start,while in pain or after?

Accepted Answer

After: Recommend getting the pain under control, if not resolved prior to starting to exercise.  Sometimes exercise can make the pain worse while you have it.  I definitely would work on core strengthening, stomach, back, hips, glutes and stretching of the hamstrings as this will help prevent recurrence.  Then, slowly get back to aerobic activity, lower impact is better and progress as tolerated.

Question 7

electrical shocks in lower back and bum but not leg also buzzing in foot. is this sciatica? should i stop running.

Accepted Answer

Sciatica is: A general term for pain that goes from the butt, down the back of the thigh, to the calf or foot. Causes can be pinched nerves in the back or butt (where the sciatic nerve starts and travels). Many describe pinched nerves as electric shocks which have as many causes as there are nerves. Treatment includes avoidance of  pain generators (running, if that's what causes pain) and an eval of the cause.

Question 8

used to have sciatica in my right leg with burning sensation only.i was treated for it with meds years ago.now i feel pain from the mid of the left buttock running down to my knee with pain in my outer left side of the leg.i train heavily at the gym?

Accepted Answer

: Could represent either sciatica or perhaps meralgia paresthetica (sensory nerve over thigh).  Put training on hold, see your doctor, and decide next approaches.

Question 9

i get severe cramping in my arch and a thin posterolateral portion of my calf when i run. i also have sciatica and flat feet. how are these related?

Accepted Answer

Sciatica: Sciatica refers to pain which radiates down the sciatic nerve, which is a large bundle of nerves that travels down the back of the leg.  In your case, the sciatica certainly could be causing the pain in your arch and calf.  However, if you have flat feet, then that could also be contributing to the cramping in your arch.  See a physician to get this sorted out.

Question 10

what to use for sciatica pain?

Accepted Answer

Sciatica: Depends on what is causing the sciatica. Sciatic nerve irritation can happen at the vertebral level and causes pinching of the nerve at the nerve root level. Of then this can need steroid to improve. Sciatic irritation can happen at the level of buttock with pyriformis or obturator spasm. This can be better manged with a muscle relaxer

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When doing pelvic floor exercises i sometimes get sharp pain in back or sciatica pain running down leg? i have no spine problems.

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Can running case sciatica? i started running about 6 months ago and have begun feeling sciatica symptoms. could the running be causing them?

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My mamaw has sciatica and she is running a fever is this normal? what could cause a fever?

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Run,swim,cycling,what is the best exercise for lower back pain and sciatica?and what is the best time to start,while in pain or after?

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Electrical shocks in lower back and bum but not leg also buzzing in foot. is this sciatica? should i stop running.

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Used to have sciatica in my right leg with burning sensation only.i was treated for it with meds years ago.now i feel pain from the mid of the left buttock running down to my knee with pain in my outer left side of the leg.i train heavily at the gym?

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I get severe cramping in my arch and a thin posterolateral portion of my calf when i run. i also have sciatica and flat feet. how are these related?

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