More problems.... I am losing it! I was with my husband & had some horrible excrutiating pain. Just cramping so bad down my back butt & leg. It was horrible. The cramping let up but the burning sensation & tingling has picked up again. I don't understand. The swelling from this goose egg has subsided so I should be better, right?

The worst thing is that my husband just had surgery so I was trying to keep him from knowing how badly this has bothered me. Now (obviously) he knows because I whined like a sissy when this happened last night. It hurts so badly, but I have so much to do. I can't let this bother me. I am still doing my yoga & the exercises the Dr. Showed me. Please tell me this will go away in a day or two!! I am kinda freaking out...

It sounds like you could have damaged some tissue or created some major irritation to the sciatic nerve. Recovery is dependent on a number of issues. Are you overweight? How is your eating habits? People hate when I ask those questions, but they are definately important. Tissue healing requires adequate nutrition to rebuild the tissue. I can't tell you how many times I see people that slow down their recovery dramatically and suffer because they have poor nutrition.

Sam visnic
back pain exercise expert

I am probably 20 lbs overweight, I am guessing (165 lbs. At 5'8"). I probably don't have the best nutrition, but I do take my vitamins every day. I love my fruits, but not my veggies. What should I be eating? All information would be greatly appreciated.

First of all, the standard of water is drinking half of your bodyweight in ounces of water per day. That means that a 200 lb. Man needs to drink 100 ounces of quality water per day. Bottled water is the most convenient. Evian, fiji, are the best. Secondly, eat for your metabolic type. People these days are duped by the media into thinking that eating fat is bad. Nothing can be further from the truth. Natural fats can improve your health dramatically. Avocados, almonds, cashews, and meat fats are very healthy for you. I don't have time to get into this now, but simply include some form of fat at every meal. Make sure you eat some meat at every meal as well. Always eat organic whenever possible. Lastly, I always have my clients eliminate dairy and wheat products from their diets. Most people are flat out intolerant to these products and they can create inflammation in the body due to either gastro-intestinal inflammation or food allergy responses.

I do not know what you structurally look like, but I am guessing that if you are overweight, that your abdominal muscles are shut off and your pelvis is out of alignment. Here comes some shameless marketing, but my dvd shows you how to correct faulty alignment with 4 simple stretches and exercises. You can click through on my home page.

Soft-tissue work will probably be very effective as well. Find a local neuromuscular therapist

Sam visnic nmt
back pain exercise expert

So how long should it take to heal if I do everything right? I expect that the yoga that I have been doing every day is beneficial & I should keep doing it? I can't really afford to go to a doctor or physical therapist or anything... Will it heal on it's own? What is soft tissue work? I do drink water, but not that much. I will increase my water intake. I do eat a lot of meat already, but I will cut back on my dairy, since I eat a lot of dairy....

I will check out your website for more info. I hate this pain. I can't sit very long, & I am a graphic designer, so I have to sit in front of the computer all day. It is begining to hinder my career!!

Thanks for all your info.

I went to the doctor today & she said I had gluteal / sciatic nerve contusion & unresolved hematoma. She said I probably hit the hip, too & that's why it was painful there also. She said to use moist warm heat 4 times a day & 800 ibuprofen 3 times a day & keep doing the exercises & yoga. Then she showed me another exercise to do (4 times a day with the others) where you stand basically with my weight on one leg & have the other hip go down. I did that exercise when I got home & boy did it hurt! Then my leg started to feel weird & heavy again. She seemed to think the heat would help (there's a lump still in there although the bruise is pretty much gone). Ugh. Hope it goes away soon. Anyone with any suggestions - please contact me.

on sunday 16th december i took a knee in the right buttock during a football match... its felt a little bruised. the following tuesday my little toe on the right side felt bruised like it was broken or injured. it is still in pain now and i was wondering if anyone is aware of bruising to or around the sciatic nerve could produce the symptoms i am getting or should investigate my toe pain further.... it is bad enough to cause wlking to be uncomfortable....
similar to the injury described by the lady at the top, but a knee instead of car body work

Hello Beatlesfan,

I would recommend that you seek out a medical doctor (neurologist/spine surgeon) to obtain a second and better still a third opinion.

My physical therapist and my spinal doctor/pain management doctor have said that if an exercise or activity causes pain to STOP doing that exercise/activity. I have heard and heeded those words of advice a number of times.

May I be so forward as to ask what type of doctor you are seeing?

Stay in touch, I'm concerned about your continuing pain, AND especially the pain you get from one of the exercises.

RichT

what kind of doctor did you visit?

your posting in a thread that started 4 years ago the last reply was over a year ago with all respect you may get a better response if you start a new thread

i didnt even notice. ha. i jsut googled it
and it appeared. thank you for telling me the obvious.

its ok i do it to reading my post again i sound a little bossy i hope you get some good information

I bruised my sciatic nerve its been three & a half months I am on my second round of injections and my foot is numb I also had two mris that did not show anything surgecial am I alway going to have this pain. No releif so far. And my buttock hurts all the time & down my right leg