Anyone done physical therapy for sciatica?

CJFantasia

My OB is sending me for physical therapy to address my sciatica pain. I hope it helps! My mom has ongoing sciatica issues and PT helps her a lot. Anyone have any luck relieving the pain with PT while pregnant?

lorenzo302

Go to a chiropractor!! It saved me!

liz429

Ive been doing the chiropractor. It has worked wonders!

cantsitwithus

I did 4 months of PT and it's a joke. Don't waste your time. It made my pain worse! The only good thing about it was the massage at the end. Ask your doctor for a different form of therapy.

CJFantasia

I've been getting the numbness in my leg too it's really scary. It went out on me on the stairs the other day at home I'm afraid it's going to happen at work soon. The physical therapist wants me to come in six times in the next two weeks it's kind of expensive so I'm hoping that it works.

I'm definitely going to ask about the chiropractor the next time I go in.

northport6

Massage and yoga = 5 years sciatica flare-up free.  Hope you feel better soon!

MGalles

I'm asking about this also at my appointment next week. Mine is not near as bad but the other day my husband had to help me get off the floor because I had such a strong pinching pain.

bty19

I was going to physio for a low back issue - zero results.
 then i went to chiro and massage for it as well - minimal results and went for  a lonng time. So i gave up.

I went to my midwife appt. today and she suggested seeing a chiro for my pubic bone issue - (hurt like a bitch but im walking with minimal pain right now!) and she also does network spinal analysis and i had my back done (for the old issue i have had for years) and i can already bend backwards more than i have in years - after one session.
I have no idea how that kind of voodoo technique works - but so far I am a believer. 

nofcksgiven

I did it for a bit around 18-20 weeks and then 26-29 weeks.
I wasted my money. I'm a HUGE believer in PT, but it didn't help this time around.
I hope it helps you.

Ark2013

I haven't done it but I know a few people that have and said it was a waste of time and money.

I'm going to try a chiro soon because when mine flares up I can barely walk. Yoga helps a little bit but I can't do it anymore because my SPD is so bad that it just hurts.