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Had a Sciatica Issue, and this has helped.
I've had Sciatica pain for the past two weeks, and wasn't finding much relief. I have taken two weeks off running, and was barely walking. Standing was difficult, and anything more than a few hundered steps was leaving a shooting pain down my right leg and outside my knee. Last year I was out for three weeks, and saw a Rolfing specialist, who fixed the problem and some alignment issues. This Dr. told me that my problems this year are due to muscle imbalances, and fatigue, not alignment. He recommended stretching and Yoga. I am still working on the stretching, but haven't seen the relief I was hoping for. I did not think this was going to help, in fact I was sure it wasn't - but I have become a bit desparate. SO, I am happy to say I was wrong. I placed a pad set on my low back, and one set right on my right buttock and set it up on "Acupuncture" full strength. Not sure how it works, but it seems to block out the pain of standing, and I can walk a bit farther. I've only used it the past two days, but in those two days, I have a lot less pain. I plan to try to walk on a treadmill tonight, see if I can put together 20 minutes or so. Won't go back to running until I am sure the Sciatica has cleared up for the year. I think this TENS works by fatiguing and relaxing the piriformis muscle which has become tight, causing the nerve pain. I could be wrong on cause, but effect so far it just what I wanted. Pain subsiding, and diminishing
May 2017 · Health and Household · verified purchase
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