A handful of BSP clients often complain of either minor or major sciatica pain. First, let me say, that it is not caused by Pilates. Thank Goodness! I decided to write about sciatica because I thought I had it the other day, and boy, was I uncomfortable. It ended up going away, whatever it was, but do I have a new appreciation for what some of you go through. Because, there is so much written on sciatica, let's start with what sciatica is and what it feels like.
What does sciatica feel like? Sciatica is the impingement of the sciatic nerve, and the pain is nerve pain; the feeling of sciatica is very intense. You may experience lower back aches, and other days, you may feel like there is pain running down your entire leg or feel pain in your ankle. You can see the sciatic nerve in yellow in the image to the right. (Ugh, that yellow line is LONG!)
Symptoms of Sciatica include:
-Sacroiliac pain on one side, or both sides that radiate down your leg
-Acute pain in the hamstring tendon (right where your glutes meets the back of your leg)
-Pain radiating down the back of your leg all the way into the arch of your foot
-Tingling throughout your leg; feels as if your leg is asleep
-A sharp, knife-like pain in the hamstring or hamstring tendon
-A "ring of pain" around your hip
-"Electric shock" feelings in the leg
We will continue to post information in regards to the sciatica, as there is much more to share. For now, if you are experiencing any of these symptoms, and think you may have sciatica, please see your Dr. Sciatica does not just go away. Please let your trainers know if you are experiencing sciatica pain as well, as we will delete certain exercises from your program.
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