
Originally Posted by
ScotchGuard02
If you hit a nerve, you'll get IMMEDIATE reaction. For example, I pinned my quad the other day and as soon as the needle went in, my quad flexed like I jolted a nerve with a 1000 volts. You'll know if you hit a nerve. If you hit bone, you'll know that too. If you're asking about it, you probably didn't hit either. Your sciatica runs on the inside of your hip bone near your hip joint and down the leg towards the outside. If you pin right smack dab in the middle of your glute, you could possibly get close to the sciatica. It is advised that you pin in the upper 1/3 of the glute and over to the outer 1/3 of the glute. So, upper left side for the left cheek and upper right side for the right cheek. I pin closer to my hip to avoid the sciatica altogether.
If it is your sciatica, change your pin location to your quads, shoulders, or chest. Give your body a chance to recover from the sciatica irritation. You're young, you'll be fine.