Yeah, sciatic issues seem to be fairly common on here lately. Fortunately I've never had it, but have heard of chiro helping it a lot. Hope it feels better soon!

I'm having similar problem (check out my post in the Health/Nutrition forum) only the tingling and numbness goes down my leg into my shin. Cool! I'm pretty sure its the piriformis and have been doing lots of long stretching and the ice/heat 1-hour routine....its just kinda difficult to ice that area of your butt :p Anyway, what kinds of "things" did your chiropractor do?

He did some stretches and masseges with a few different machines and then set me up on some electrode machine that relaxed and streched the muscle. Then he just told me to ice it 3 times a day. Ive been icing it all day today and the pain isnt as bad but its still there every once in a while. If the pain is shooting all the way to your shin I would defeinitly go see a doctor

I think its all referred "pain"...I read my Trigger Point book. And its actually not pain, it just gets kinda numb...makes for an interesting run!

I had this too. The paraformis muscle would press on the syatic nerve. It after 3 years of stretching and massage, a docteor gave me a cortisone shot (Very painful!!!!!) and it cured it.

I now do the stretching and massage as preventative measures.

I suffered with sciatica a fews years back. Nothing seemed to help until the therapist used some type of heat machine - kinda looks like a sonogram wand. You don't feel the heat, but it goes directly into the muscle - one treatment and the pain was gone. Also, sitting on a tennis ball will help - sounds funny but it works.

Good luck!

eff....my pains came back this morning when I woke up. I planned to ride to work so I struggled through getting dressed and tryed to just ride it out but I only got 1 mile before I couldnt take it anymore. Popped 3 advil and iced it for about 30 min and its feeling somewhat better. THIS SUCKS!!!

Look into a foam roller like tribro suggested but use it on the piriformis muscle. You can stretch that muscle specifically by laying on your back with knees bent. Cross your right foot over your left knee (assuming the pain is on the right side), place both hands on your left thigh and pull it toward your chest. Should feel the stretch right on the piriformis on your back side. To add the foam roller just get into the same position and then sit your right cheek on the foam roller until you find the most tender spot. Hold for 20-30 secs (it will hurt), then release.

If it is the piriformis. Don't mess around, find someone that practices this form of Physical Therapy http://www.ptosi.com/. I missed out on running for 5 months of running because of this problem. My sister a Physical Therapist refered me to PTOSI in Minneapolis. After 3 visits I was back running. Now I just make sure to stretch after every workout and so far it hasn't come back.

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