Have BAD Sciatica? MUST Address These 3 Issues First!
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- Have BAD Sciatica? MUST Address These 3 Issues First!
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Thank you gentlemen, I’m not cured, yet, but I can sleep through the night now. The pain has gone from my leg and is just in my hip now. Thanks from New Zealand.
Also keep in mind that our legs can get so tightened at times and this will cause the Sciatica to hurt more. So please stretch your legs and lower back all through out the day regardless if you need to or not. ( Seriously) Prevention is part of the healing process. Stretch in the morning gently as soon as you get out of bed and then again before you lay in bed at night. I find it key to use a ball on my butt cheek to gently loosen the tightness that will occur IF WE ALLOW our legs to tighten. If you make it a daily practice to keep your legs scratched and strong, your Sciatica will not give you trouble especially if you follow what Bob and Brad just just said. Also don't forget to rub your calf muscles and even your feet. Think about your leg getting so tense that it's pulling in every direction, so you must rub and keep both sides from being so tight. This will also help your Sciatica from causing you pain. My bed is up to my pelvic bone, I use my bed to prop my legs up with numerous positions to stretch them both, lower back and arms . It's all connected you know? Don't ever forget about how you are sitting, standing, laying down, reaching, how you are playing, working, stretching and most importantly what you are consuming!! If you want your body to heal correctly, then give it the tools to heal itself by giving it living foods instead of processed crap. ALLLL of it plays a role on your health and well being! Also don't forget when you start felling better and you start to workout more, you MUST stretch more, because working out more will tighten everything up again. Don't think of it as a never ending battle, think of it as never ending maintenance on your temple. We must take care of our own temple, because no one else will. Be PROACTIVE!! Enjoy what GOD gave you!
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Wow! Just today I was in pain and had to stay in the car while my husband did groceries for me 😒 As I was people watching I wondered who of all these people coming and going was in pain like me but they have to tough it out. Now I'm reading all these comments and see so many people out there are in pain 😔 I hope everyone gets better. Timely video.
When I side-sleep my top leg puts weight on bottom one. This causes some issue like one sided lower-back pain. I feel much better by putting my top leg on a body-pillow and bottom leg straight.
My sciatica was so bad once I could barely stand for 30 seconds. Thanks to you tube I realised my core wasn't strong so I started a combination of core exercises and stretches that help relieve the pain.
I'm 29 and I cured my sciatica by doing deadlifts. I started with 30 lbs and a month later I'm up to 135 lbs and I havent felt back pain since. I do alot of walking and a little bit of stretching too.
And if anyone's curious I had a really bad case I decimated two discs on both sides of my lower back in a snowboarding accident took almost a year before I could walk properly again.
lack of stretching and weak hams and glutes from sitting at a pc for 30 years were killing me with lower back pain and sciatica.
deadlifts and squats and a quick stretching regimen has been a total life saver.
Same. A good daily stretch routine, body weight exercises have helped me. My car, however, has horrible lower back support and commuting to work is back-breaking.
@@pcgod718 100% but stretching without exercise is no good and start as light as possible and listen to your body. Works wonders.
Most important thing is start very light.
Thanks for asking Rory because I really needed this one today. God bless you guys Bob and Brad!! Thank you.
I use a music stand for reading so I can stand while reading. I love your videos! Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise.
You are both so generous- the info you share is so helpful and makes the world a better place for so many! Thank you to both of you, you little wellness angels 😇 😇 ❤️
Please talk about healthy seated posture for people with very short legs. If you have to sit forward so the edge of chairs doesn’t push on your calves, normal lumbar supports aren’t so helpful.
NEW and subbed with all notifications! I’m a 47 year old woman that owns a housekeeping company and I just need to keep my back healthy! I just injured my back on Thursday and they have me on steroids and other junk as soon as I heal up enough I want to focus on strengthening my back and core as well as work on flexibly! I will be starting PT soon BUT the information you provide is so helpful! THANK YOU! (This gives me more hope)
Stay strong. Wishing you well.
I’m dealing with first time and praying last time with sciatica. 🥴. I came to your channel first knowing you guys would have something for relief. Thank you for all you do! I’m going to visit your website for the videos and pdf. You guys are great!
Bless you guys...my sciatic is a lot worse, because I haven't been able to check in with you enough.MOtivated to start trying again. thank you.
Thank you for this! Yes sitting on a hard chair or wrong posture is a killer. So is a car with lacking lumbar support. I rode as passenger for a trip over an hour and it activated pain like crazy. I drive a VW Jetta Stick shift and the car seats have superb lumbar support, google how to set your car seat to have the best posture.
Bending at knees is easier said then done. Years OA bilateral knees, s/p right TKA 10 years ago ( and have always had pain in it), S/p L4/5 Laminectomy from several stenosis, severe sciatica and now a SCS that has been a God send.. still Bending at knees is not something I can do easily
Love your channel
As a chef, I need ALL OF THIS!
I feel you
I had a herniated disc and really bad sciatica over a year ago and ended up with scar tissue in my piriformis muscle. Now I can't walk without a numb tingling through the hip and leg. Until my chiropractor started using sound wave therapy on my scar tissue.
Amazing. Was it difficult to find a chiro that would do that?
Thank you for all your different sciatica vids, guys. Please tell us more about what types of movements to avoid during a flare and what strengthens the area so we have sciatica less often or, hopefully, not at all anymore. Also, how to put your feet up and keep the curve in a recliner too. Some of us have to elevate our legs often. Thanks again! I will check out your sciatica program.
Thank you for making your videos Free you address everything I need i you guys are great
I have been suffering from this for a while ago. I used to not sit a lot at work but now that I work from home I sit a lot. I don't know why my physical therapist never suggested this before.
Thank you thank you thank you, Bob and brad! My husband is 65 and I am 62 and we are both suffering with sciatica. We are trying all of the exercises including the banana and the decompression exercises. It all helps and we just wanted to thank you! YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!
I lean towards my left side and now I feel the pain while driving. Good tips guys! Thank you! 👍💗
Thanks Bob and Brad🙏🏼🙏🏼 thanks for helping my back pain and helping my daughter’s shoulder pain🙏🏼❤️
Thank you! My sciatica has just been getting worse! I will try these suggestions!
I cannot thank you enough for all the advice you provide for free. You have helped me a lot to deal with my sciatica!
Tip for bending: when I bend to grab something from the floor, I use my left arm as a supporting rod by grabbing my left knee. That way I do not bend my back.
Good quotes 😉
Thanks for your help
It’s hard not to sit when you use a wheelchair fulltime. I find the best thing is to not sit for too long. The lumbar roll/towel is excellent.
I keep watching and learning, and healing ever so slow thank you your great!
Honestly your videos are a godsend and I am beyond appreciative of you guys and bonus you're so entertaining!! THANK YOU
Thanks guys great video, certainly give the advice mentioned a go.
Great advice and demonstration!
We have to set a timer if we don’t plan ahead to stop and walk around. Thank you for such great ways to take care of ourselves.
Bob and Brad ...thanks again for doing another video on sciatica..this one helps too. I have Sciatica gets worse when I am sitting piriformis issues. I heard people say don’t stretch and massage... And some people say just strengthen. Am confused .
I was told it is all in my head. I'm finding here that it may be a real issue. Holy Cow it hurt. I was out a month with sciatica. It took me 2 years to get an MRI at the Veteran Affairs. I'm a disabled Vietnam combat veteran with a few crashes in an OH 6 under my belt. Four bad disks. They found I was missing a right kidney in 2011. Forty plus years after Vietnam. V.A. ain't your friend. Thank you. 👍 Eaglegards...
A missing kidney?
Thank you for your service... my husband is former military also, and has had his own issues with the VA.
VA offers meds first.
These two are great. The Ernie and Burt of therapists 😊
Free programs on your website? You guys are awesome!
Thank you guys, much appreciated fellas
Great information thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks so much, guys! My sciatica has always 'come and gone' but lately it's come for what seems like the rest of eternity. It's been badly impacting my whole life and destroying the few bits of joy I can find; I really appreciate your videos and will definitely be rushing over to your website for the PDF file. I have degenerative disc disease in my 4 lowest discs so I'm sure that's a big part of the problem.
My biggest problem with bending over "correctly" is that my knees are even worse than my sciatica so I just can't squat (or kneel on the floor for other exercises). This means I'm forced to bend 'badly' to pick things up that I can't grab with my grabber-stick.
Thanks for the info
You guys are really touching our lives thank you a million times over
Thank you so much for your videos!!!!!🌻💙
I enjoy your videos, guys. Thanks.
Thanks alot guys this took a huge weight off.the second I put a towel behind my back it relieved pain and I atleast know more of what I'm dealing with and what to do.
i have lower lumbar stenosis..and bad siatica in the butt and behind my leg righ below the thigh and half the calf..i only get relief id i squat..im a janitor push a carpet machine alot. thank you so much..our physical theripist at work loves your show.
Thank you so Much!
My biggest question is what should I do after I’ve made quite a bit of progress. The pain is centralized into my back and I’m keeping good habits. Is that all I can do, or is there a next step? Thanks 😊 🙏🏻
Good work lads.
Thank you gentlemen
Can you guys give any advices when should individual start with weight lifting again or if ever
Thanks
Bob and Brad in which state is your office. I have sciatica so bad that I am crying in pain for the past few days! I would love to get a good PT in Central FL
Good quality footwear with shock absorbing insoles! Can make a huge difference to knees, hips and lower back I found. Also a lot of mattresses lately are cheap garbage, and you have to add a layer of dimpled foam or you get pressure points when sleeping on a firm mattress. Memory foam cushions when sitting are a must also.
Avoid sports like basketball, running etc. where there is impact, and go swimming or bike riding instead.
I have osteoporosis and broke a vertebrae in the throasic area… I have arthritis in my right shoulder … my work outs are shorter now as I don’t know what to do for exercises as my back is locking up… I can do squats which unlocks after sitting .. the pain is mostly on my right hip and buttocks.. any ideas
im a wierdo..one relief i do is lay flat on my hardwood floor on my back all stretched out.. the cold feels so good
Then I'm weirdo #2! When I've ended up at the Dr's, in abject misery, I've laid down on my back even in the lobby or the exam room. The first time I did this, I scared the krap out of the other waiting patients and the staff. I got shots every three months, until they said no more--shots could cause liver damage.
So, I got onto the 'net, spent hours watching and reading and came across magnesium oil. It not only helped--the sciatia is gone. If it even gives me a small spark, out it comes again. Now I make my own quantities and also mix EOs in it in 1/2-gal sizes, pour 2 ozs into small containers and give it away. It has saved my life. I used it for my tennis elbow and that is finally gone and has never come back. I also use it when I wake up with leg cramps. I'd die if I didn't use it. But I also take my twice daily 250mg magnesium pills.
Weirdo #4.
@Kimberly Sarju lmfao..i also dangle over a weight bench on my belly like feet arms dangle that feels good too believe it or not lol funny how we find some wierd ways but it " works" i have an old felt pad sander i wrap in a towel and my friend rubs my hips and leg that thing will shake paint off a floor.. but daaamn it feels good..lolit gets into the muscle ..amd some relief lol
Lot of focus on if you sit alot. I'm opposite, stand all day. Doesnt bother me cycling (bike raced for 18+ yrs) or running ( up to ultra distances) . Get to work, active standing / plenty walking.... and flairs up. Feel an 'electrical zing/ pressure) in hamstring and calf and really when doing a 90⁰/ knee height step up , leg 'shorts out' .....but def not from sitting all day. Piriformace then most likely? Week hip stabilizers?
Thanks Buddies.
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Thank you so much for these videos they are a god send as doctors cannot be relied on apart from when you need painkillers. I just want to say for degenerative disc disease in your L5 s1 and completely degenerated and so it’s bone on bone. Would flexing backwards be detrimental as bone would be sliding bone? I would love to know. I think it blocks the whole in which the nerves exit down the leg. And so would it be wise to flex forward? I have no idea it’s so conflicting and trial and error
I usually do that banana position, (mostly because I fear I may fall off the bed!) however I haven't with doing those semi push ups. I will definitely try. Thank you so much for your videos that are so very helpful to me and so many others! May God bless you both!
Guys, I really appreciate this video but would add the car. Not just getting into and out of the car and the seating when driving but, when loading the car. Putting things in the boot (UK wording) bending to put something in or grabbing something from deep in the boot but also putting shopping in the car on the rear seat, placing a baby in their seat. There are so many wasys to lift and twist that is a potential problem.
Noted, thank you!
I seen a million videos ..these guys are GREAT! I been dealing with lower back pain ..sometimes it moves from the left to right..my buttocks do HURT.. near center down. Sooo weird. Any idea or suggestions.
What if your sciatica is in your groin not not side of leg goes thru groin & down to calf and foot
Hope u good now ...any updates u want to share ?.
I have low back and sciatica pain MRI showed bluging discs. pain is unbearable i have it 6 weeks now no sign of it going I can't get into my bed I have too sit all night proped up in a chair the meds I have been given are alot that scares me because what are they going To end up doing To me i I can't walk no more than 3meters I tryed the exercises its too agonizing. I'm on a waiting list To see a surgeon. Prayers To everyone who suffers with this pain
I had the same issue and I was unable to sit at all without being in unbearable pain with no relief. Pain medications didn't help me at all and I was in so much pain I couldn't do any exercises except walk. I suffered for 9 months before I got surgery and it has been the best thing since I had the surgery. I hope you find relief from surgery as well
Hi Tina. How are you now?
@@tomb4696 I'm recovering well took 5 months still I would have spams and aches often found it very difficult to come of meds still I take them but not as often, worse pain I ever had
@@tinaquinn9689 I'm glad u feeling better..any updates u wanna share?.
You guys are awesome!
Hello Bob and Brad. I like to show thank you. I probably have sciatica period pills from my lower back down to my knee. Causes of tender hip joint. Been doing the everybody raises from a lying position. I have a bursa issue with my elbows.. Aha! Also have arthritis in my knees. So this is what I do your upper body lift. I also try to do lateral leg lifts. I try to do butt raises period that is leaving my stomach and knees as far as possible. Suggestions please friends
I work on the computer all day at the office. What advice do you recommend?
Supper thanks 🙏
When I stand, it aches to the point where I need to sit down to subdue the pain. When I lay down, the pain is at it's weakest. The pain sensation is like it's severally bruised, as if it was hit by bats the day prior and it's wanting to heal. The pain is such a stressors on me that it conflicted with my studies for my masters and I can't work living at home. There are rare occasions where I feel this strong cramp in my lower right back/pelvic (si joint area) where I lock up and forced to lay on my stomach due to the agony pain. It takes a few hours for it to relieve itself. I also have pain on my side pelvic/hip that I constantly hit with my hand because it's just so sore. Hitting it gives a tingling sensation that seems like it feels good, if that makes any sense.
You guys are the best 👌
Im 25 and eversince 17 i ve been dealing with awful sciatica. I could say a lot stretching and mobility training on lower body helps out a ton
Hello
Can I get in touch with you.?
It's hard for me to stand & not just in seating
I wonder whether they are the most famous yet. I think they will be soon.
Why would siatica cause numbness in lower leg and my foot but not my upper leg area. I would assume everywhere on the main nerve would be numb
Can you recommend a type or brand of chair or couch? My couch is soft and horrible! Do they sell specific items for these issues?
I can attest to the preventative maintenance! I suffered from severe sciatica for YEARS until I came across Mackenzie exercises. I did them hourly at first then could taper off as symptoms improved. Now, TEN YEARS later I still do them 3-4 x week and have been sciatica free all this time.
I feel this video is actually directed at me! 😂
Great vid though
I had it and don't want it again. The worst pain I ever had. Lower back create it. A little of physical therapy then shots or vice verse it helps
Low back does not hurt at all. Just in the butt down the leg not in foot or toe. Should so the same exercises? Pretty flexible all over except this started exercise daily. Hurts more laying on back, on side is no no!
Is it good to sleep on soft beds or firm beds
I use a peace of phome pipe insulation or a slice of a child swimming woggle
Is it safe to get a chiropractor to adjust me with sciatica nerve pain?
Hello
WOULD THIS HELP SPINAL STENOSIS, I THOUGHT IT WAS SCIATIC BUT DR. SAYS NO. I HAVE HAD INJECTIONS AND SPACER BUT NOTHING IS HELPING. I AM IN PT, BUT WAITING
I have been suffering since December when something happened to my leg. It may be this. I am waiting for my vaccine to go to doctor for this. VERY painful from heel to knee to hip. Mostly on backside, but i already had bad knee and i also have a lypoma bwlow the bad knee. I can barely put weight on it and i'm ovetweight! So i gave up sitting, bought a pillowtop matress and have to lay down to watch tv. It really sucks! Pandemic and all! I will try these techniques as nothing is helping.
Hello! If anyone can help me:
I've had sciatica pain since 18yrs old. I start out with the lopsided hip. One leg higher than the other. Right higher than left then the sciatica starts on the right. Once I fix the pelvic lopsided part with stretches for a week. I sustain the hamstring pain. I'll be okay for a month then it just starts back up. Idk I'm just tired of living with this pain. I'm 27 now so it's almost been 10 years with this. Hope everyone is okay!
I had sciatic in my back going into my left leg I need to do some exercise how can I contact you
I use the airplane neck pillows for my back.
Middle part. Maybe not
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What about the heal
Yeah I have sciatica pain going right down tomorrow the heal
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Hello Bob & Brad! I am a 59 year old woman that's In pretty good shape other than have a ACDF spine surgery in 2016 and still have 30% torn tendons from a Rotator cuff surgery to repair a 100% tear. I love to workout but find it causes my left shoulder to get spasms after workouts. How can I work out my arms and spine without causing more pain? Also, my ACDF surgery was on 4 levels from 4- 7. I have a titanium plate with 8 screws in my neck that was successful in April 2016, but afraid I can't stretch correctly because of the two issues with spine and rotator cuff still 30% torn again. Doctor says it no need to have another surgery to repair it so I haven't since the first surgery in 2015. Any advise from either of you? Thanks in advance.
that's what I do ... stop at Kwik Trip & spent $1.11 on my credit card ... what's that? bananas!
My sciatica came on suddenly. And the next day my right leg was paralyzed. I felt like I was being electrocuted without dying. My surgeon said if I hadn't come in when I did I would have spent the rest of my life in a wheelchair there was so much damage.
I hope it’s getting better
How are you doing now?
@@serranop60 As far as that is concerned, this happened 27 years ago and I am still walking. Thanks for asking.
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To get pain relief while you do these exercises get your doctor to prescribe Gabapentin.
SQUAT AND DEADLIFT and walk daily and stop sitting down all day and being inactive. Thats it.... if ur lazy and dont even lift weights then ur body will progressively get worst