I agree

You find standing painful too? Even walking? In good shoes standing was my only option.

I'd be a liar if I said it isn't so hopeless that I spend half my waking life contemplating suicide

@@barefootjakejake7765 🙏 I hope your pain goes away . Mine is worse but I had imagined it would ease up - I think my couch and my cleaning / chores / bending / lifting - everything- caused mine .

​@@barefootjakejake7765 I feel ya, brother. I've been in the same dark space for the past few months. Keep moving, and it will get better. I was basically bed-ridden for a few weeks. Finally, the right combination of meds and therapy got me semi-mobile again... And the pain is slowly receding. Your best days are still ahead of you. Keep the faith. One day, when we're pain free, we'll look back and appreciate the mobility we have.

Has ur leg pain gone?

I use a rolled up sock 🧦 and place it under my back and experiment with various spots while I lay on the carpet on my back . Ice helps - advil helps - car and couch seem the worst .

I see every one of your episodes because I have low back pain due to muscle degeneration of the spine , and recently I have been experiencing sciatica like pain - excruciating pain ! But the excercises you showed really helped me !

They also call intensive work back breaking and our ancestors didn’t live as long so they probably didn’t have to experience the back giving way as much. Too much of anything is bad. I can’t imagine my back after bending over for hours washing clothes by hand or picking rice LOl

@@WokOverEasy i rather do that then bend over and install tile lol

I do manual labour and everyone in the trade is sore lmao

When I was young I remember thinking that I should become athletic because athletes were in great shape and never in pain. Of course I found out htat athletes are ALWAYS in pain, and part of hte process is dealing with pain. As far as sitting goes, there are good youtubes on squatting. Ever go to a third world country? They 'sit' like that all day. Quads of iron. I know some dentists without borders, they went tot he mountains of afghanistan and did dental work with NO anaesthetic and said those guys never blinked. Yeah, our overweight and under muscled population is just geared for survival! The healthiest people are those with CONTROL of how they work. Sitting at a desk all day, definitely is going to hurt you. Of course some workers in the past had it much worse than others.

Thanks! Had never heard of it, checked it out thanks to you, ordered it!

Thank you so much! Glad that we could help :)

I have Spina Bifida/ Hydocephalus a use a wheelchair 24/7 which means I am SITTING all the time when not in bed , my MAIN PROBLEM is basically my RIGHT SIDE , although I am sitting , I can NO LONGER BEND my leg from the HIP like I used to plus my KNEE feels TIGHT and it HURTS by the way I live in ENGLAND and have CARERS 4 times a day I am wondering what you can suggest ?

Jiggity Jack are you fine now?

@@ech07as That was my old account but the sciatica has been gone largely for 5 years. It only slightly comes back if I get lazy on stretching or exercising, but if I get back into it again, it ends up staying away.

Were you able to fix your sciatica ?

Thanks Susan! :)

Same!!!! Its hell

This is glorious, been searching for "sciatica hanging stretch" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Venayden Wanillian Method - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my mate got excellent results with it.

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I'd like to know if you find any relief. I'm having trouble sitting, too. Still not sure if I have sciatica.

@@L.Spencer same here... Pls do reply.

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Anything help?

Quick update for anyone wondering: Been trying stem cell & PRP injections which have helped but only for a few months at a time from what I can tell. About a year ago I tried a radio frequency ablation on my lower back. The basic explanation of that is they burn some nerves so you won't actually feel the pain. The nerves do grow back at some point between 6-18 months. At least that's what I remember the doctor telling me. Last September I had the RFA done and had some relief but I wasn't satisfied. So a few months later in January I started a round of stem cell injections. After that is when I felt the most relief. I was able to sit for much longer than I remember. I still wasn't 100% but I don't think I'll ever be after suffering for so long. I was doing really well compared to before. Then in May I had a really bad episode that had me stuck in bed for a few days. I could tell a few weeks before that I was gradually starting to feel worse again. Spoke to my doctor and he suspected my nerves were growing back already. Started the whole process with my insurance again and just had another RFA procedure done 2-3 weeks ago. It can take about a month for the nerves to fiully die off but I am already starting to feel a difference. I'll slowly start sitting more again in the next few weeks to see where I'm at. My plan is to see how much the RFA alone can help before I consider more stem cell injections. The RFA is covered by my insurance but the stem cells are not. It's frustrating but maybe one day they'll come around. Hope everyone out there finds some relief one way or another. I continue to go to a McKenzie therapist but it's more for "maintenance" at this point. Ultrasound treatment and massages. If anyone has any follow up questions I'll be glad to reply as soon as I see them. This is always going to be a work in progress but I'm hoping this treatment can help me avoid any kind of surgery for a long time. Hang in there and take care.

Have you found any solution for this

Shill Keeler got the same problem. At start I thought walking long distances would help, but that actually triggered the nerve pain. I need to shift between sitting, standing/walking and lying down all the time. How is your pain now. Any improvement ?

Widen your stance very much any standing,doing dishes etc. Mine so bad feel I'm being tortured!!! Wide stance my mAin relief now. Bless You & great healing!

Same here, the thing is though i used to lean towards the front of the chair while sitting until today that I watched this video. Doctor wasn’t helpful at all, but they did send me a bill. Thats why i love KZfaq, it gives you all the information you need on anything and it won’t cost you a penny

Hello Is there any thing that has helped. I had stenosis when I had a bicycle injury at the age of 20 now am 28 and developed sciatica Disc degenerative disease at multiple levels and varicose veins. Any help would be a blessing.

They're in Minnesota.

You are not alone, we can beat this thing.

Adrian Segovia try to stand with one feet..and stretch out the other leg like exercising it ..open and close it ..then try to walk ..and do it again when you feel pain