kag
Golden Member
About 3 years ago, I was getting out of the shower and I bent over to dry my feet and when I got back up, I felt something in my back. It wasn't really painful but I knew it wasn't normal. The next day, I couldn't get up from bed from the pain.
Since that day, my left leg has always been a little bit stiffer than the right. For example, when I was going to the gym and I stretched, even after several minutes of stretching, I could never touch my left foot with my hands, while I could almost get my wrist past my right foot. I didn't stretch my legs everyday, only when I was working out my legs.
In everyday life, it doesn't cause me any problem. The most annoying thing is that if I sit on the floor, I cannot fully unbend my left leg. But like once or twice a year (like right now), I just wake up and my lower back hurts. And I have trouble walking because either the sciatic nerve (internal popliteal sciatic nerve, to be exact.. I think) or some kind of muscle behind my left leg feels like it's 1" too short. The pain only goes down to my knee, not lower than that. It only lasts for about 3-4 days but it's damn annoying.
I did some reading on the sciatic nerve but most of the pages were too technical. I'm trying to understand what is causing the sudden inflammations... some site mentionned men who have a thick wallet in their back pocket. I've seen thicker wallets than mine, but it's not too bad either. I can't see anything else. I'm 6 feet and I weight 200-205lbs. I was ±220 until last May when I began going to the gym (I ended up going 3-4-5 days a week for 5 months).
Now, I know I should stretch everyday to get rid of the stiffness, but I was wondering if like I would stretch everyday for 2 months, and then I'd stop, if it would come back as it is right now? I don't care to stretch that specific area for a while, but I don't see myself stretching pretty much everyday for the rest of my life...
I dunno... I know that a lot of people have problems with their sciatic nerve, anyone willing to share their solutions?
Since that day, my left leg has always been a little bit stiffer than the right. For example, when I was going to the gym and I stretched, even after several minutes of stretching, I could never touch my left foot with my hands, while I could almost get my wrist past my right foot. I didn't stretch my legs everyday, only when I was working out my legs.
In everyday life, it doesn't cause me any problem. The most annoying thing is that if I sit on the floor, I cannot fully unbend my left leg. But like once or twice a year (like right now), I just wake up and my lower back hurts. And I have trouble walking because either the sciatic nerve (internal popliteal sciatic nerve, to be exact.. I think) or some kind of muscle behind my left leg feels like it's 1" too short. The pain only goes down to my knee, not lower than that. It only lasts for about 3-4 days but it's damn annoying.
I did some reading on the sciatic nerve but most of the pages were too technical. I'm trying to understand what is causing the sudden inflammations... some site mentionned men who have a thick wallet in their back pocket. I've seen thicker wallets than mine, but it's not too bad either. I can't see anything else. I'm 6 feet and I weight 200-205lbs. I was ±220 until last May when I began going to the gym (I ended up going 3-4-5 days a week for 5 months).
Now, I know I should stretch everyday to get rid of the stiffness, but I was wondering if like I would stretch everyday for 2 months, and then I'd stop, if it would come back as it is right now? I don't care to stretch that specific area for a while, but I don't see myself stretching pretty much everyday for the rest of my life...
I dunno... I know that a lot of people have problems with their sciatic nerve, anyone willing to share their solutions?
