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Worth knowing if he has to go to physio thanks Chris.

Many years ago I was in agony and was told to visit the medic for an national football team. He said I could not stand the pain and told me to run as hot a bath as I could stand with 2lbs ordinary salt in it - then sit - SIT UPRIGHT. I did this for 2 weeks and then he worked my back.

Ever since anyone complains of pains in legs/back etc. - salt bath. Some years later I had a trapped nerve and did this prior to visiting a physio. She admitted it had helped to relax the tissue.

Thank you for all the advice I am passing it all on.

I found with trapped nerve ity was toooo painful for the chiropractor to go anywhere near the area of the trapped nerve,

Manipulating the area around it though helped to relax the tensed up muscles.

You would think that heat would help but I found using a gel pack that had been in the freezer and held on the site covered in a tea towel for no longer than 10 mins helped.

Unfortunately it will get better in its own time and this is anything up to 3-4 weeks theres no short cuts I,m afraid

Ann, i had something similiar a while ago and friend gave me this tip which actually worked and i was pain free in 3 days and back to normal.

Stand with the left side of the body against the work top or a table.Keeping the left leg still, start swinging the right leg back and forth like a pendulum.(hold on to the table to balance yourself or worktop). Do this at least 8 times and stop. if its the left leg thats sore stand the opposite way round and swing the right leg.

Repeat this at least 6 times a day.

by day three hopefully the nerve will have released itself and the pain should go.

it really worked for me so heres hoping it might for you.

good luck
Florence
in the hebrides. :-)

woope it dont say much does it !!!

They are tiny plasters with a magnet on place them on the point that hurts the most and it helps reduce the pain brilliant things

Use an osteopath they do more muscle work chiro do more bone work!!!

try these you can get them in shops aswel

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robinson-relief-xtra-muscle-tension-discs/dp/B001E4GPU0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407678401&sr=8-1&keywords=plasters+with+magnets+on

Thank you Pat for the PM and the post. He can drive with no problems which is surprising, it is walking that hurts. We are away for a few days for my birthday and to see our daughter, SiL (who is himself ill) and Grandsons and great grandson. I am hoping that will lift his spirits if not cure his pain. He is normally such an active person gardening and playing golf three times a week so is finding all this very annoying as well as painful. at the moment he is insisting on ironing 2 shirts. (He normally does all the ironing and I think finds it hard watching me having to do it. either that or I am not doing it to his standards).
He is due back at the doctors next week if he is no better, after that if no better we will seek out a chiropracter. The only good one I know who I went to is in Milton Keynes a bit far to go!!

My husband goes to a chiropractor. They correct your posture and straighten you up so even if it doesn't stop the pain it can reduce it.

My husband had severe sciatica 9 years ago and was under a NHS doc and physio for over a month, he was unable to stand straight or sleep in bed. He has a reclining chair and that was where he stayed for all that time.

I took him back to his chiropractor who he had used for other problems and after 30 mins he walked out straight for the first time in nearly 5 weeks. He had 3 more sessions and was able to do a 10 hr flight to see our daughter married 2 weeks later.

It doesn't work in every case but as I say it could make life easier. It isn't an instant cure, my husband when he first went about 20 yrs ago had to go for 8 weekly sessions and about halfway through thought he wasn't improving and almost stopped them. He persevered and he improved immensely over the last 2 sessions. It took a lot to get his hips level as he has had a back problem for many years and had over compensated on the opposite side of the trouble hence a lop sided stance which had to be corrected before any improvement was felt.

I hope this helps you as I know how difficult life can be for the person with a trapped nerve and the person looking on and trying to help the loved one in so much pain.

I am sending you a pm re his tablets as my husband had those tablets.

Thank you Annina.

Hi AnninGlos,I have suffered just this for 40 odd years and the best relief I have is acupuncture.It isn't an immediate answer,takes two or three sessions before you feel any different,but it then lasts about six months.
Ask your GP about getting this on the NHS,otherwise it is not too expensive to have private,which would also be faster.

Hope this helps,wishing you pain free as soon as poss.

Nina in rainy Sheffield.

OK rollo, thanks I have read that. Doctor didn't say it was a pinched nerve though but a trapped nerve and for a few days no way could he have gone to work (not that he has to at 76) as he could hardly put his foot to the floor. However that has eased a bit and the pain moved up more to his 'b*m side of and in the top part of his leg.

http://nuchiro.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/debunking-the-myth-of-the-pinched-nerve-sort-of/

Dont sit on a soft seat as it compounds the nerve even more,,,,a hard chair is the best thing in short spells and sitting upright as possible along with gentle short walks.


,dont rub the area hard with rubs as this can inflame the area more.

laying on a hard floor and stretching is best. :-D.

Thank you Joeva, it is not actually Sciatica as the pain is in the wrong part of the leg. The doctor said it is very common and is like sciatica.

Sciatica is usually caused by Piriformis Syndrome and can be greatly relieved by simple exercises which stretch the piriformis muscle that traps the sciatic nerve....... plenty of info on the internet.

Thank you Jane the Dr has given him Zapain which I think from reading it is a generic of Cocodomol so Codeine and paracetomol. they do help him to sleep so he gets a good nights rest then he tries not to take them during the day until late evening as the pain is bearable when he is doing things and otherwise he'd exceed the 8 pills in 24 hours. He did get some relief just now from a wheat bag heated. He also finds an ice pack helps. As you say time will tell, but he is not the most patient of people.

Morning Ann
Oh what a thing to have .I do feel for your poor OH.I had Sciatica a few years ago and I took the usual Brufen and Paracetamol plus a Tens machine .Tried Voltarol.I think these things just took the edge off the pain but not much :-S.I think it took 3 to 4 weeks for my pain to disappear.I hope he can find some relief somewhere.I think it is just one of these very painful things that will just go in its own time.

Lol Can imagine it would be quite chaotic getting help in Madrid. We'd still be waiting as the plane took off. :-(

Thanks Ann, I quite understand. You can get wheel chair assistance in the airports if you need it. I booked it for M & A several weeks after I had booked their flights but they were flying direct. x