Sciatica

paulyboy

Hi ,my wife has developed a bad dose of sciatia,got MRI .it verfied Disc extrusion lower back.She is on heavy medication.I am wondering ,is it possible to get an epidural done privately ,she does not have Healthcare.Also is Physio really good for her at this time,she says she is in too much pain at the moment to even try,thank you in advance.

HildaOgdenx

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paulyboy

GreatTks,, any further ideas or info on Ciatica treatment?Thanks again

Gremlinertia

Do you have copies of the MRI? Ask your GP if they have anyone to refer you to and mention you'll take private. If the GP doesn't have someone in mind they'll be quickly able to find someone through their contacts

thomas anderson.

I hung from a bar a few times a day for a week and mine disappeared.

Gussie Scrotch

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123067016#Comment_123067016

I'm not a doctor or in any way an expert, But when I was about 25, from playing football, I got a partially prolapsed disc, which caused me to have terrible sciatica. It lasted for about two months and showed no signs of getting better until I started using an exercise bike, very gradually at first, but every day increasing a little bit. The sciatica began to improve, the numbness down my legs stopped and in about another two months it had disappeared.

Occasionally thereafter, I would get a bit of a twinge, or an ache in my lower back and I just resumed using the exercise bike and it fixed it in a couple of days.

Not promoting it as a cure, but it certainly worked for me.

paulyboy

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