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ELBOW2HEAD

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Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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Location: UK
Sciatica Help
Posted: 09-09-06 11:17am

Hi,new here.

I've had this lower dull backpain for over 5 years now and its starting to really get to me. If I walk too much I get pins and needles down both legs to the knees and have to tuck in both knees when I go to bed too. My doc x rayed and nothing was found so she sent me to physio which she couldn't explain my symptoms or anything and eventually I left.

Some days its really bad and some days it doesn't hurt at all. I'm an active person and did kung fu for years then I suddenly stopped. Thats when the problem occured roughly. It feels that the more active I get the more it goes away.

Any ideas please?

Many thanks
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ELBOW2HEAD

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Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 6
Location: UK
Myotherapist
Posted: 09-17-06 07:07am

Can you tell me abit more about the treatment you said would make me better aswell as this erector spinae muscles dyfunction?

Many thanks
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JUNGLE JUICE

Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
Posts: 82
Location: Barbados
Disc
Posted: 09-17-06 08:25am

Had a scan?
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ELBOW2HEAD

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Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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Posted: 09-18-06 03:09am

Jungle juice,i have had an x ray thats all.

Myotherapist,many thanks i'll take a look.
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JUNGLE JUICE

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Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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Location: Barbados
U Need a Mri Scan
Posted: 09-18-06 03:42am

Mri ok,it the only way,get it sorted,and if its a disc which I suspect then a surgeon must remove.
Been there ok,it will then improve.
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ELBOW2HEAD

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Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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Jungle Juice
Posted: 09-18-06 07:45am

What limitations would I have if they remove the disc?

I do alot of sports and I don't want it to limit my activity so to speak.

From when I was getting my spine massaged by physio she said I had scare tissue build up there but I only thought you can get scar tissue if you've had an operation of some sort. Another thing is that when she massaged by the l4 and l5 (i think) she pressed next to the spine like the soft tissue bit on both sides of the spine and the relief was awesome.

What dou you think?
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ELBOW2HEAD

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Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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Location: UK
Steve
Posted: 09-18-06 10:45am

Very interesting book you have mate. I too need an acl recon and even though I have had this sciatica for many years I cannot rid myself from the dull pain aswell as the pins and needles down the leg.

It deffinately feels muscle related as I sit down to repair mobile phones but I tend to sit on a leg as I sit and swap now and again. I also tend to watch tv leaning at an angle too. This I think is not helping me at all and I need to address these issues. I'm only 29 and I don't want to plagued with this forever. I just wish you was from the uk as I live far away from the ones in the uk.

Many thanks for your help and I hope I can progress.
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ELBOW2HEAD

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Steve
Posted: 09-19-06 12:09pm

Cheers,will look into it.

Many thanks
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