How Long Does Sciatica Last? From 3 Studies...

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[anyae.]

I had this for about 4 years on and off - I thought It would never go away. Now I’ve fully recovered after doing yoga, paying attention to the weight I carried (my backpack was unnecessarily heavy and I used it almost everyday) and sleeping correctly (posture). Helped me immensely! Hoping a full recovery for the rest of you all - the pain is unbearable

[Johnjds]

A decade ago I had a 9 month episode (piriformis syndrome). I didn’t know what was going on and continued to aggravate it with daily activities until it was unbearable. When it was finally diagnosed, I found a manual for physical therapists online and tried everything. I stuck with the exercises and stretches that felt good (hip abduction was key for me then), added lower back support cushions to everything I sit on, removed caffeine and other stressors from my life, started swimming laps (breast stroke for hip abduction), eventually started running distance and climbing mountains, and it became a distant memory. So keep doing the work, you can recover.

4 weeks ago it came back from digging a ditch. I’m doing all the work but it’s different this time because it was caused differently. Your channel has been so helpful to get a different perspective on this! This time it’s a combo of piriformis and SI so dead bug exercise variations are my best friend right now 🙌 Hoping this passes soon, feels like I’m on the downhill.

[pazf]

I'm 40 and a week ago I got sciatica for the first time in my life, the pain is really unbearable and I'm really scared it's going to stay forever, I'm in bed and only go to the bathroom and kitchen and do physio exercises in bed, I noticed that after a hot shower there is improvement of a few hours. The truth is I did not expect to receive 2022 with such a "gift". The video encouraged me a bit that it would eventually pass because I actually got into anxiety and depression because of it. It's hard to be confined to home and nursing.

[aarons]

I'm a FedEx driver and I'm currently having sciatica so bad that I can barely go from my desk to my bathroom without extreme pain where my leg locks up and I collapse. my l&i appointment is in 4 days and I'm 28. wish me luck.

[Legolas]

since 1.5 years I have this pain and it comes back again and again...I am so pissed off..Sometime i can even walk or sit....let’s pray for each other ...I can’t live with forever 😣😣😣😣

[agustinsanchez]

2nd time having this issue, sounds like I’m complaining about nothing compared to you guys. I will pray for y’all tonight.

[lauriep]

I've had this for the last 6 weeks, extremely painful especially in my left calf muscle when I walk up hill .

[TonyG-iutd]

Very positive and helpful video. Thank you

[jbugz]

I was doing a lot of heavy lifting, and one day I played volley ball. Woke up the next morning and couldn’t even tie my shoe or get out of bed. I was in extreme pain, this was 3 years ago at the age of 24. Years later I started to stretch, cardio and core workouts. Lost a lot of weight, however I still have minor sciatica pain which sucks. But im learning how to mediate it and maintain the pain

[djdeeman]

Been having this since I was like 15 but it was never anything major until now. Now I’m 23 and it kills me to just even walk to the bathroom, worst pain ever.

[primitxve]

I had sciatica for about 4 months last year. I was in pain anything I stood up. It came back about a week ago terribly. I couldn’t even sit or lay down. Was in horrendous pain for about 3 days straight. I would recommend you all try running. Lose weight. That’s what helped me the first time. I know as soon as I get a little bit better again I will go back to running and losing weight. The stretches help temporarily because we are giving the nerve space to breathe, but losing weight will also release stress on the nerve. Also Marijuana helps

[bobbirhea]

Does anyone else have sciatica pain shooting down leg like electricity when the season starts to change? I am having pain every 3 months right around the change of the season. Thank y’all for the help

[Flint-Dibble-the-Don]

I had sciatica on and off for 8 years. The last year was 80% of the time I wasn't in my recliner I was in level 7 - 10 someone please cut my leg off pain. I had to get my L5 S 1 fused. The sciatica went away. That was 5 years ago. This year it's back again. Slowly getting worse. I'm not out of shape. 6 ft 170 lb Carpenter that takes 5-7 mile walks on my days off just to get up and moving. If I sit around it just makes the pain worse. I hope this time I can beat it with a different approach.

[dromare]

I had episodes since I was 29. (severe ones) but with med and physiotherapy was healing within a week. Now I m 42, it s been 13 months now, tried meds, physiotherapy, anti inflammatory epidural injection. and last June i had the disco gel treatment. I started swimming. I feel much better 90% of the pain is gone. The real problem is that the nerve was so irritated that it keeps sending pain signals to the brain (but nothinng that the MRI revealed) I mean that nerve treatment is taking long, sometimes our brain is playing a silly game to us...there s no inflamation but the signals are being sent for protection....The postures that we use during pain become a habit to our brai

[manoharbadiger]

Thank you sir for your free PDF exercise.
And it is very useful to me.

[googleaccount]

From all the people on here posting, sounds like this is something you have to, live with the rest of your life.

[gabrielhunter]

I've had this for about 3 years. I just now decided to look up what it is... I can only sleep on my back or my right side, and sitting on most things that aren't cushioned causes pain to my left leg. I hate this lol

[professorpauls]

MY SCIATICA IS SO SEVERE I CANT STAND UP OR WALK, I LIVE BY MYSELF AND CRAWL ON THE FLOOR, NO HEALTH INSURANCE, THE PAIN IS HORRIBLE, I STRETCH, DECOMPRESS FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF THAN LATER IT SEEMS TO AGGRAVATE IT MORE.🦁

[chata]

Idk if this is what I have but I had to get my hips aligned & now I have like pain on right side I can’t stand for too long or I can’t sit for a long time because it feels like pressure on it

[aliciamahilomagang]

Sciatica is a Calvary of my daily routine, I made some test, and made some exercises but my pain still.