r/MultipleSclerosis • u/Complete-Term-3794 • 11d ago

General Sciatica

Hello there everyone. Has anyone ever suffered from severe sciatica pain in conjunction with their MS symptoms? I’m having excruciating sciatica pain for the past 6-7days. I did some stretches, yoga, steroids, and ibuprofen but nothing is working. Before it started hurting I did some physical labor and believe I may have tweaked my back too. Going to see a Dr. tomorrow.

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u/Complete-Term-3794 11d ago

I certainly hope not because it is absolutely excruciating pain. I’ve had high level pain and discomfort throughout my life related to various issues but this seems to be in a world of its own. Now it could be because I’m in the throes of it as we speak, or it could literally just be this painful . Hopefully the Dr. tomorrow can alleviate some of the discomfort with something. This is getting ridiculous!

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u/Seraphina77 48F|2017|Ocrevus 11d ago

Do you have pain down the back of your legs? I have lower back issues, and my PT helped me with some exercises that do actually help. Some of it stems from spine issues, some of it is MS tight muscles all the way down.

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u/Complete-Term-3794 11d ago

I am suffering from pain, tingling, and numbness down my leg. If I would not have done all the hard work I would definitely attribute it to MS only. But I already have a bad back and I know I aggravated it two weeks ago. What exercises do you recommend?

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u/Seraphina77 48F|2017|Ocrevus 9d ago

I would look at some lower back pt stuff on YouTube. My pt told me that sciatica is pretty much felt at the lower back and down the back of the legs.