@jibz afte r 3 back surgeries, the sciatica is gone! But I’m getting older, so still have many aches and pains, but now it is tolerable.

@jibz My husband has experienced it on and off for a few years; it’s subsided tremendously compared to how bad it was when it first started flaring up for him– I know that when we spoke to a doctor about it, they made some small recommendations that we would have never thought of that seemed to work. One thing they said, and I’m not sure if this works for everyone, was that heavy wallets (and phones!) , especially in back pockets, can really make the pain worse. They said it was especially bad for when you’d sit down, and it would have your alignment off because you’re sitting on a wallet. I would have never thought about small items like that being enough to be attributing to his sciatic pain, but he did notice some improvement once he tended to that. Not saying this is a cure or anything, but something that many people may be doing that are irritating their sciatica further.

Sciatica flares should go away, but once you have one, you are prone. I’m on year 13 of having multiple diagnoses but the bilateral sciatica flares have been the bedridden worst for me for sure! One thing that helps me (for a bit) are Torodol injections. Your doctor should have referred you to Pain Management- where I hail from, Pain Management is specialized PT and medications tailored to what works for you. There are certain stretches for instance that I cannot ever do because I am hypermobile, but it sounds like what you have been trying, isn’t helping and alternatives should be found. Does compression help? I live in compression tape but as a teen I used to tie a bandana as tight as I could stand it (before self sticking tapes were born) around my calves, knees, wherever the muscles are stone hard from spasms. Heat heals by bringing blood flow-cold reduces inflammation, the cause of pain. *Have they ruled out MS?