I think I have sciatica. Does this sound like it?

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14 years ago 09/13/2009 11:21pm EDT

So when I bend over to put on my shoes or put on pants or shorts, the left side of my butt hurts and the pain sort of goes to my hips also. I don't feel anything bad when I stand up and lift my left leg up. It's just when bending over and lifting it up that it hurts. And there is also some discomfort when sprinting. What should I do? I am using up a few NSAIDs that I was prescribed earlier this year for something else. I haven't been doing squats like I used to. Maybe I should do some of those? I think it's come from sitting in a bad chair.

14 years ago 09/13/2009 11:50pm EDT

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Sounds like it. I had it a couple of springs in a row (couldn't walk without pain. Oddly, I could run). I ate NSAIDs like candy and did a bunch of stretching and it eventually went away. I honestly don't know if anything I did made the slightest difference. I did see a doctor, but all that determined was that I didn't have anything really seriously wrong with me. Good to know, I guess, but it didn't solve the immediate problem.

14 years ago 09/14/2009 12:29am EDT

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14 years ago 09/14/2009 1:01am EDT

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I have had sciatica for 30 years. Picked up in the 70's when I was running 100 mile weeks. Pretty good pain in the right butt. Hurt so bad right away I could hardly walk or run. Soon it was going down the right side and numbness swiping around the right front thigh. I am not so sure waht you have or if you have a very minor form. I would not squat. Personnaly I have talked with many of guys who have had sciatica and was always right side. Doctors say the nerve runs down both sides though. I would really see a top doctor. Don't let it beat you! Please beat it.

14 years ago 09/14/2009 5:12am EDT

re: DontFeedTheTroll

The doctor did a test on mine to confirm it really was sciatica, but then the treatment was basically to take it easy and to continue to exercise if it doesn't make it worse. There are lots of tips out there for what to do when sleeping, sitting, etc., to help it. Check online.

14 years ago 09/14/2009 5:27am EDT

re: running related 4 a change

I am just getting over what I thought was sciatic pain caused by piriformis syndrome. Pain was worse than yours though...could not run. After numerous physical therapy sessions and appointments with two orthopedic specialists, an MRI determined that I had a sacral stress fracture. By the time this was diagnosed, it was a month from the initial pain, and I was starting to run again pain free. I took it easy for the month after as a precaution.

If it gets worse, try to get an MRI.

14 years ago 09/14/2009 8:30am EDT

re: Slim

Yes this is good point. I also been coaching runners for 20 years. I don't know how many times I get top high school runners complaining of pain in the right or left glute. Of course it scares me to death right away. However, more often and mostly like 85% of the time it turns out it was not sciatica. The numbness and tingle is a big indicator. Mine was like someone took a large wet rag and slapped it around from my rear butt. The wet rag draped around the front of my thigh. That is where and how the numbness felt. So my right thigh was all numb along with the extreme pain!

14 years ago 09/14/2009 3:46pm EDT

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