I have had an irritated sciatic nerve since my early 20s.
When I first got it, the shooting pain was so bad the doctor gave me muscle relaxers. They made me a loopy for a few hours, so that was not an option.
It comes and goes, but now it's more of a dull constant pain on some days.
I use a heating pad to soothe it, and I have been doing back and ab exercises to strengthen that area, which was the advice from the doctor.
Does anyone have any advice as to how to cope with this?
Accupuncture?
Certain yoga exercises?
It's a pain in the a$$, literally.