Suddenly, belatedly, a synapse fires

[digitaldiscipline]

I've been doing some reading today, because what I thought was that pulled muscle in my butt seems to be doing a pretty good impersonation of sciatica: http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/172/main.html

Said reading was prompted by the fact that, despite the fact that I've done essentially nothing more strenuous with my legs than take the stairs two at a time, and spent much of yesterday very pointedly doing jack shit, it feels like someone is driving an electrified knitting needle into my ass, and following that up by running a circular saw down the outside of my leg all the way to my ankle if I bend over wrong.

Healing muscles feel better as they heal; this seems to have gotten worse.

I'm making an appointment with a chiropractor that a couple at folks at work recommended, hopefully on Tuesday, to get it checked out.


Anyone who feels the need to point out that this injury was self-induced will get their ass kicked with my good leg.

Comments

[maelstromsl.livejournal.com]

...its your fault for jamming electrified knitting needles into your own ass... that sounds like something republicans would get off on.... you should be ashamed of yourself.

[smjayman.livejournal.com]

Blech, hope you can get that fixed up fast, that'll put a hiccup in your giddyup for sure.

[critus.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping it doesn't turn out to be any of the "worst case" scenarios that are listed at the bottom of that article and that you don't require any surgery...

I shall refrain from making any kind of snarky comments until you have confirmed how serious it is.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I think I'd prefer "put in a new hockey puck and get it over with."

the fact that taking it easy by reading webcomics and playing video games has made it feel *worse* than it did at any point when it bothered me from exercising is the real kick in the balls.

[anarcha.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I have sciatic issues. In my experience, resting it is completely counterproductive. It really is better to work through it. Sitting on a tennis ball or softball also helps.

[ivy]

I wonder if it having been brought on by exercise is an indication that it might be the piriformis version thereof, in which case, maybe stretching out your tight piriformis and some appropriate anti-inflammatories might help? Of course, a real pro would know better than I would, but there are definitely piriformis stretches that might be able to help you tell if yours are tight or problematic in general.

Regardless, hope it helps.

[yokes1971.livejournal.com]

sciatica!!!sciatica!!!sciatica!!!

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

gentle crunches, esp supported and light back extensions often help this for me

also, a better mattress worked wonders

see: trigger point therapy book

google: sacro wedgy
also: foam roller stretching

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