CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers - Chat Forum https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/ Singletrack World Magazine Forum. Come for the bikes, stay for the boll**ks en-GB Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:20:25 +0000 wpForo 60 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10888679 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:09:19 +0000 If your physio/doctor has prescribed doing planks to help with sciatica I’d be seeing somebody else! No, all physio had suggested was standard McKenzie type flexion and extension, which was getting me nowhere and was often more painful or sent pain further down leg or even into other leg! Planks are just me trying to get a head start on core strength stuff. Actually discovered last night that I got some relief from standing with my back against the wall and pulling in belly button to flatten back against wall. Very similar to other exercises I've been doing but this particular version seems to bring some relief..]]> Chat Forum 13thfloormonk https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10888679 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887965 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:05:12 +0000 Chat Forum isitafox https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887965 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887879 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:42:59 +0000 So perhaps it’s time to look within and try to find out the root cause of your dis-ease? I am open to this sort of thinking, but I'm not sure what I would be looking for! e.g. my sleep is good (despite best efforts of our 2 yr old!) Stress levels are good after a difficult start to the year, activity levels are good, even with the current sciatica I'm doing as much exercise as pain allows. I'm familiar with the theory that the nervous system can become sensitised and 'over-react' to certain stimuli, for instance perhaps my lower back is excessively guarded against bending and twisting. Am hoping a gentle and gradual introduction to yoga will perhaps 'teach' my body that I CAN bend and twist without needing to go into full muscular spasm lockdown!
op, have you visited a chiropractor
I haven't, and probably won't. I'm cursed with an over analytical nature (experiments with CBD not-withstanding!) and don't understand how chiropractic would actually do anything that proper strengthening and stretching couldn't. Also nervous of certain side effects (loosening of ligaments due to repeated 'manipulation' of joints etc.). I just don't feel it's a sustainable way forward (for me).]]> Chat Forum 13thfloormonk https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887879 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887860 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:35:02 +0000 Chat Forum LAT https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887860 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887855 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:11:43 +0000 Chat Forum slackalice https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887855 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887849 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 03:36:15 +0000 TiRed Member OK, I assumed that as the other meds the OP mentioned were prescribed, we were also talking about prescribed a prescribed CBD, not Holland and Barrett holistic grade.]]> Chat Forum aphex_2k https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887849 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887371 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:30:17 +0000 Chat Forum 13thfloormonk https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887371 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887339 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:14:33 +0000
My sciatic nerve was trapped for so long that it’s permanently damaged
I’m almost dreading the answer to this, but how long was yours trapped for? My back problem started in 1997, tore the erector spinae on the right side, which gave me a very slight twist in my spine. The muscle wasn't holding my spine up straight. Numerous spasms over the next 10 years then saw my first real bout of sciatica in the winter of 2006/7. I then had a caudal epidural in the summer of 2008, which then had me pain free and full range of movement. Change of job and driving around the country day in day out in 2010 started to play havoc with bouts of sciatica until May 2014. I had another caudal epidural in May 2014 followed by a root nerve block and facet joint injections in July 2014. They did nothing, but that was followed by a physio tearing the disc in L5/S6 trying to elevate the trapped nerve in September 2014. Change of specialist in November 2014 saw more facet joint injections, again which did nothing. Surgery was in March 2015. Post surgery infection delayed recovery but I was more or less pain free and full strength by August 2015. I've been on amitriptyline since November 2014 at 25mg per day. Any less and the numbness and tingling gets to be bothersome. TLDR: Trapped sciatica nerve for about 12 years in various intensities.]]> Chat Forum bigblackshed https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10887339 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10886973 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:48:30 +0000 here]]> Chat Forum TiRed https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10886973 Re: CBD oil, Sciatica and other painkillers https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10886914 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:06:56 +0000 NICE have concluded that more studies are needed, as one would expect for an EMA-licensed product for prescription Why would one expect NICE to conclude this? Because of this specific products clinical data or because of the Regulatory approval process (i.e. centralised by EMA rather than a National review by MHRA)?]]> Chat Forum Tallpaul https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/cbd-oil-sciatica-and-other-painkillers/#post-10886914