Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:32:28 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject: Re: Sciatica(NVC)
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Don,
I too have suffered from Sciatica and can vouch that yoga will help immensely. The yogi that teaches through the local university has a routine that I follow specifically for the lower back region which is where Sciatica originates. Inversion devices will only provide temporary relief and there is no imperical data to support their claims of long term effectiveness. My Sciatica came from a ruptured disc which I had operated on in May of 2001. Since then I have run at least 1 full marathon, 4 half-marathons, a 16 mile trail race, and 3 Mt Marathon races( a grueling run up a 3022ft mountain and back).
If you find that your Sciatica comes from a herniated disc and ends up requiring surgery, contact me. There is more then one type of surgery and the most common is also the most invasive and will leave you out of commission for weeks. Mine was fixed endoscopically and I was able to return to work immediately.
Mark in AK
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 1:44 pm
Subject: Re: Sciatica
> Difficult to describe as I was shown by the owner of the physical
> therapydepartment, and she was a yogi, but here goes.
>
> Lets say it is your left leg that has the pinch.
> Kick your shoes off and sit on the floor with your feet apart,
> body up
> right, forming a 90 degree.
> Raise your left knee and slide your right foot and ankle under it.
> Now "walk" your LEFT foot heel toe around your right knee which is
> flat on
> the floor keeping your knee slightly elevated.
> Continue to walk or pull your left foot around the outside of your
> rightleg.
> Support your left knee with your hands and pull it gently toward
> your chest.
> Sometimes you can hold your left foot with right hand and support
> knee with
> left hand.
> Look and turn your torso slightly to the left to meet the knee.
> Keep working the foot around toward your hip and leaning further
> forward to
> push the knee down.
> Also bring the right knee around to the left as you get more flexible.
>
> You are essentially trying to get what this yogi PT gal told me
> was the
> "cow's head"
> She was able to do it, It is when both of your knees are
> overlaying one
> another directly in front of you.
> This is somewhat like sitting "Indian style but pushing both of
> your knees
> together in front of you.
> The affected side on top.
>
> I cannot even get close to that, but continually moving my leg and
> kneearound in that direction and leaning toward the upper knee
> finally got the
> Piriformis to loosen up on the sciatic nerve and I was cured. It
> took about
> 2 weeks of PT to get there after 6 mos of feeling like an arrow
> was shot
> about 8 inches into my buttock. I could only mow about two passes
> on my
> front lawn and then hobble inside with so much pain I felt light
> headed. .
>
> I hope that helps. Its difficult to describe in detail, but when
> you do it
> correctly you can definitely feel the Piriformis stretch, and it
> works!
> Keep the hitch out of your gitty up.
>
> Doug
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "don spence" <dspence@oanet.com>
> To: <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:48 AM
> Subject: Sciatica
>
>
> > Hi Doug
> > Care to share the stretch?
>
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