Pain

[emmalee]

My husband is suffering with a pain in his right bum cheek going into his lower back. We think this may be a trapped sciatic nerve. He wont go to see a doctor. Has anyone any tried and tested methods to try and ease the pain? So far he has taken ibuprofen.

[dot.hawkes]

ibuprofen will reduce the swelling around the nerve and painkillers will ease it, but it will not cure it only mask the problem and make him think he is ok, it may cause further damage, he must really rest and not be fooled into thinking it is better just cos the pain is being masked.

[RATTER15]

Try and convince your Hubby to take up yoga, (you must be bl00dy joking I hear him laugh) I promise it will work. I thought it was just for ageing hippies when I was told to do it,. It sorted me out after just 6 sessions 4 years ago I haven't had a problem since, I suffered for 15 years with pack problems.

I know its a bit oddball, have a couple of private sessions (one on one) just to start and get a feel for it. I thought I would have been the last person in the world to be doing Yoga, I tried purely from desperation. I haven't done it since and i got no problems now.

[hugnie21]

Massage is a great help, even if you do it for him or of he does it himself. Literally massage where the pain is and it should help to ease it.

[Cheekystar]

get him to go see a chiropractor, I swear by them, they saved me from surgery.

Try streches and icing the pain

[jno]

I'm being treated by an osteopath for something similar, something sacro-iliac, he says. He's put his finger on the spot and massaged it a lot, but it hasn't stopped hurting completely

[keen2learn]

It sounds like classic sciatica.Take paracetamol and ibuprofen, keep moving gently, keep your back as supple as possible with whatever exercise suits you, yoga, pilates, tai chi, chiropractic or osteopathy treatment may help, if they're difficult to access, ask your doctor for a physiotherapy referral. Rest when you need to, but DON'T take to your bed and stay there - bedrest will cause more problems than it cures. Seek medical advice if you experience altered sensation down your leg or foot, or have altered saddle sensation (which would lead to difficulties with passing urine and/or defaecating). Most back pain resolves over a few weeks/months without any treatment other than the things I've suggested, and is miserable to live with! Best wishes.

[gemmabe]

Yoga will really help! It is such a great way for all over fitness too x

[Toureman]

Your husband is a prat, the same as me, I had exactly the same, I paid out around �50 for a few sessions with an osteopath, that made no difference.

I went to my doctor, he gave me pain killers and anti inflammatory tablets and after 3 days I had no pain at all.

Go to the doctor.

[handygran]

I had Sciatica for 4 months and I finally got an appointment with physio thro the doctor and she did accupuncture on me with a very long needle and it worked fantastically. I had previously paid for a chiropractor and she did try accupuncture but only with a short needle and it didn't work so I would recommend the physio every time, mine was brilliant.

[Jules001]

my Mum's got this at the moment she went to the Drs on Thursday.He diagnosed sciatica. He told her to rest completely for 24 hours and to take some anti-inflammatory tablets he prescribed, also he said to take paracetamol when she needs it.