sciatica

[stunner5000pt]

last night i was at work i was involved in bending over and back up again... but carrying minimal weight (1 or 2 bottles of water)

Anyway by the time i was done the job... whci htook about 20 minutes .... i could feel a numbness go down my right thigh.

Now i have read that this symptom seems to be like sciatica. (or something else)
what would i do? Should i go to a doctor? A chiropractor? Should i stop lifting (lower back work, at least) for now? i dont want to ...

[Doc.Sust]

stop lifting for a wk or 2, get you back adjusted by a chiro, or an osteopath, in 2- 4wk youshould feel better, unless it is hernaition, but i very much doubt you herniated a disc

[juicy_brucy]

If your leg hurts when you bend over, or when you touch you chin to your chest, you might have sciatica. I have it.
When i first got it snowboarding, then next day i couldn't bend over to tie my shoes, that is how bad it hurt. I had to lie down on a bed to tie my shoes... Through Physio therapy, chiropractic care, and my own personal stretching routienes, I would say that over 2 years I corrected the problem.
I couldn't get 80 pounds off of my chest when i first did it, thats how bad it hurt.

[juicy_brucy]

stop lifting for a wk or 2, get you back adjusted by a chiro, or an osteopath, in 2- 4wk youshould feel better, unless it is hernaition, but i very much doubt you herniated a disc

Agreed. Dont lift. Dr. Sust knows a thing or two about recovering injuries...

[Doc.Sust]

also i forgot to mention, you can lift lightly as long as it doent aggrevate the condition, if it causes pain, stop the movement altogether, dont try to push through the pain

[stunner5000pt]

when you say lift do you mean deadlift and squat alone or lifting altogether?

[stunner5000pt]

also should i go straight to the chiro or go to my doc first and have him refer me to a chiro?

[LX-1]

ive had a HUGE problem with my sciatic nerve for a while now, makes normal everyday tasks, like sitting, sleeping, tieing shoes, sneezing, extremely painful.

[Doc.Sust]

when you say lift do you mean deadlift and squat alone or lifting altogether?

i would stay away from these to lifts fr now unitl you are healed, they are my favorite to lifts, but you cant do them when you are hurt

[Doc.Sust]

also should i go straight to the chiro or go to my doc first and have him refer me to a chiro?

fck the refferal, to see a chiro, you dont need a referal, to see a PT you need a referal. go straight to the chiro or ostopath of your choice