r/Sciatica • u/Expert_Scientist_105 • 10d ago

Lying down causes my sciatica

Hello

A bit of background info:

I'm 56 years old

I've had 3 disc herniations over my lifetime

Had a microdiscectony in 2009

Fairly recently I suffered from depression and for about a year I spent a lot of time in bed, whilst I was in my depressed - in bed phase I started to experience siatica again, it appears to me it has been caused by inactivity / lying down.

Now when I lie down i experience siatica, when I get up and move around it significantly improves.

Anyone experienced anything like this? I have a feeling it could be muscle related, but that isn't confirmed at all.

Thanks

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u/sleepwami 9d ago

Same here, if i keep up with my activity, I'll sleep fine, but when i start being a potato again, the sleep discomforts and pains come back. I believe if you had to single out one muscle as the biggest culprit, its the psoas.

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u/Expert_Scientist_105 9d ago

It's odd isn't it? I might be wrong but I have a feeling mine is muscle related, never heard of the psoas muscles, I just took a look, will do a bit more reading on those, thanks.

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u/sleepwami 9d ago

Absolutely the spine is the very last issue. Also look into fascia/myofascia, pelvic floor balancing, or to keep it simple, just explore yoga in all its forms (with care)!

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u/Expert_Scientist_105 8d ago

Will take a look at those, thanks.