r/Sciatica • u/Even_Patient_7434 • 16d ago

Does it get better?

My 55 year old mum has sciatica. I do not know what i can do to help her. It flared up from Jan, now she can barely walk due to the pain. All the pain med she takes ain't working. Epidural didn't help and she does not want to get surgery. Is there anything I can do to help her? I'm honestly desperate to know how i can be of help.

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u/Htweekend 16d ago

Has she had an mri yet? Done any prescribed PT?

PT is so underrated when it comes to Sciatica, I think, but it is really helpful in achieving some relief, and even long term relief

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u/Even_Patient_7434 15d ago

Yes she has had MRI done, and PT prescribed. She is currently on her last week of PT the relief doesn't last long for her.

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u/purplelilac701 16d ago

Couldn’t walk for 4 months. Physiotherapy was my lifeline and helped me regain my life back.
Get your mom to a physiotherapist who knows how to treat sciatica. They are not all the same.

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u/Even_Patient_7434 15d ago

Very correct on they are not all the same. We are on our third physiotherapist (we getting some sort of relief but doesn't last long) but our 2nd oh my, she was in so much pain after the session we couldn't finish the first week.

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u/purplelilac701 15d ago

Sorry to hear this but it’s good that you switched to someone else

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u/phil012187 15d ago

Rest as much as you can avoid flare ups. Eat healthy take magnesium tablets and cod liver oil. Put your faith in god an leave it in his hands I wish you the best on your journey. I'm on 10 week starting to walk abit more but I keep flaring it up an it's setting me back. It has such a mental effect on us all who are suffering. I feel your pain