On 07/10/2020 at 20:41, MickyD said:

Fire Service paid for up to ten physio sessions if you’d been off with same back complaint a number of times.

I went to a place on The Crescent at Salford. Can’t remember the name. Anyway, he decided to put me on electric shock therapy or something like that. He attached two electrodes which sucked onto my back in the lumber region. He flicked a switch and you could feel the current. He told me that the higher I have it, the better it’ll be for me so I had a bout of manliness and had him keep increasing it. It wasn’t comfortable but we got up to level 10, the highest.

Once that was set he switched the cycles on. It was probably the frequency. It started at, say 100 cycles per second and quickly dropped to 50,then 20, then 10 all the way down to one jolt every second.

Let me tell you, level 10 at one hit per second was the most uncomfortable I’d ever been. My leg was flailing and kicking fuck out of the treatment table. It was like a puppy having its ribs tickled. Problem is, the physio had fucked off into another room writing a report or something so I had about 10 minutes where every time the cycles were high you just knew that pretty soon the frequency would drop and it’d be back to kicking fuck out of the table.

Eventually he popped his head in just as the frequency was dropping and I started flailing. 
 

“You should have said” he told me. Cunt!

Had something similar in Spain some Old U.K. bird met me in a lay by, went back to her pad and stuck what she said was a Russian electric massage machine on my back, was fucking agony for an hour, but by the fuck it sorted me out for 12 months in fact my back been pretty good in the 5-6 years since. 

Edited October 16, 20205 yr by Mounts Kipper

On 15/10/2020 at 19:18, Blondi said:

My mate who is a bodybuilder he gave me an injection of deca durabolin once in my arse cheek for lower back pain, it worked a treat, no back pain for years after that. 

I can't believe that post has gone over 24hrs without comment.... Going to the dogs this place 😂

On 15/10/2020 at 18:03, Tonge moor green jacket said:

As pointed out previously!

Shouldn't be monged out in fairness, maybe too much if that's the case, but definitely risk of side effects. 

What do you think of the acupuncture?

Can't see the point myself. 

2 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

I can't believe that post has gone over 24hrs without comment.... Going to the dogs this place 😂

If it had been Bolton Blondie posting the comment Rudy would've been all over it in 30 seconds...... FACT

 

think I've finally got on top of this

was going through the motions for ages - couple of dog walks a day, exercise with some stretching 3 times a week but was taking ages - it was sort of going gradually but every now and again it would be agony and felt like was back at start again

was taking CBD capsules and switched to oil which I think helped, but the game changer was this bad boy

https://pso-rite.co.uk/

it looks like it sorts out loads of tight muscle related conditions, but for sciatica you lie on it with those bits prodding the top of your arse, then your lower back

it can be excruciating, but do it for a couple of minutes each and about 10 minutes later you feel your muscles relaxing and flushing fresh blood around

I do that after these exercises - minute on each leg

https://pso-rite.co.uk/blogs/benefits/sciataica-causes-treatment-exercises-and-symptoms

do that 2/3 times a day, after walkign the dog and if I do exercise

did two 5ks last week, first time since august and just done 10k, and feel as good as ever

still bit stiff in the mornings, might get a new mattress

I'm always stiff first thing, makes having a piss like doing archery on a skateboard

5 minutes ago, Spider said:

I'm always stiff first thing, makes having a piss like doing archery on a skateboard

I do a handstand 

18 minutes ago, Rudy said:

I do a handstand 

I tried that but ended up with my Johnson wedged in the U Bend

1 hour ago, Spider said:

I'm always stiff first thing, makes having a piss like doing archery on a skateboard

 

So at the grand Old age of 35 I've developed sciatica. Fuck me. It's on parr with contractions. I've managed to get my hands on some diazepam. It ain't fucking touching it. Work is fun. 

On 06/10/2020 at 18:57, bolton_blondie said:

Trying rubbing yourself with a bloon

not laughing now eh

seriously though

see my post a few above about the pso rite and stretches, game changer for me

22 hours ago, Zico said:

not laughing now eh

seriously though

see my post a few above about the pso rite and stretches, game changer for me

Links dont work.

I'm just about to get one of these.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Qualis-Posture-Corrector-Stretcher-Sciatica/dp/B084R5N4SL/ref=sr_1_13?crid=UYW2GQUCGKQ1&keywords=sciatica+pain+relief+products&qid=1674560037&sprefix=sciatica+%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-13

5 hours ago, barryk32 said:

Links dont work.

I'm just about to get one of these.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Qualis-Posture-Corrector-Stretcher-Sciatica/dp/B084R5N4SL/ref=sr_1_13?crid=UYW2GQUCGKQ1&keywords=sciatica+pain+relief+products&qid=1674560037&sprefix=sciatica+%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-13

That outfit won't fit you, mate.

On 23/01/2023 at 11:54, bolton_blondie said:

So at the grand Old age of 35 I've developed sciatica. Fuck me. It's on parr with contractions. I've managed to get my hands on some diazepam. It ain't fucking touching it. Work is fun. 

Sounds a right pain in the arse.

42 minutes ago, Traf said:

Sounds a right pain in the arse.

I started with it on holiday in October a couple of days before we came home. After a couple of weeks I went to a place in Farnworth for some physio and after the pain from him tormenting me I was fine. Don’t want it back though, it’s a right bastard. I’m 68 so I’m not going to get away with that.

Fuck me. 10mg of diazepam has hit the spot 🤤

1 minute ago, bolton_blondie said:

Fuck me. 10mg of diazepam has hit the spot 🤤

Result. #viledruggy
 

I had it a few years back and a bloke at work told me to cut the back half of an insole off and put it in the shoe of the side that is giving you pain, the insole will raise your heel about 1/16 of an inch to relieve the pain, it worked for me

I am dreading old age, back pain is the worst imaginable when it involves your spinal nerves. I have a wonky back and have always known it will hit at some point, I am just awaiting the inevitable really.

When mine properly goes diazepam, co-codamol, tramadol don’t even touch the sides

If I can do plenty of swimming every week I’m OK. Last week did 4 sessions, this week 3 so far. No twinges or owt. The weeks over Xmas/New Year were different. Simply reaching down to tie a shoelace or pick an empty shampoo bottle out of the shower I was on the floor with a horrific shooting pain that felt like I’d been stabbed. Thankfully didn’t go the full thing and I was OK after an hour or so. Finally knuckled down to do the exercises that the physio emailed me and they are really helping

Although the physio disagrees @bolty58s spiky mat is a belter to lie on for an hour if it feels like the back might go again

1 hour ago, MancWanderer said:

When mine properly goes diazepam, co-codamol, tramadol don’t even touch the sides

If I can do plenty of swimming every week I’m OK. Last week did 4 sessions, this week 3 so far. No twinges or owt. The weeks over Xmas/New Year were different. Simply reaching down to tie a shoelace or pick an empty shampoo bottle out of the shower I was on the floor with a horrific shooting pain that felt like I’d been stabbed. Thankfully didn’t go the full thing and I was OK after an hour or so. Finally knuckled down to do the exercises that the physio emailed me and they are really helping

Although the physio disagrees @bolty58s spiky mat is a belter to lie on for an hour if it feels like the back might go again

Glad to hear that things are improving mate. My Neptunes Bed spiky thing has been great at keeping problems away. Fall asleep on the bugger these days for an hour or more. The endorphins it encourages are marvellous!

On 25/01/2023 at 21:39, MancWanderer said:

If I can do plenty of swimming every week I’m OK. Last week did 4 sessions, this week 3 so far. No twinges or owt.

Dickhead. Spoke too soon. Leaned down to put a plate in the dishwasher last night. On the floor in an instant. No feeling in my left foot and feel like I’ve been stabbed all around the base of my back. Fuck me it hurts. Slipped disc/sciatica is an absolute bastard

Been there. Done that. Had the epidurals.

Never ever listen to a doctor that says it will go away on its own in time. 

I now see a physio every week pretty much and it helps more than anything. It has to be hands on though so that you can get any other related muscle spasms to calm down. 

How many of you are based in Bolton? Someone could start sciatica anonymous. 

 

i got one of those massage guns, everytime i feel it coming on i use it, seems to do the job

On 29/01/2023 at 15:43, fester58 said:

i got one of those massage guns, everytime i feel it coming on i use it, seems to do the job

'massage gun' you mean fist master 5000