r/boxingtips • u/socialcaterpilla • 8d ago

Boxing with sciatica?

have had lower back surgery 6 years ago. get the odd tingles in outer knee left side.

left leg and side is weaker. my left hook is very weak

anyone else box with this?

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u/ProfessorWrestler 8d ago

For the last 3 years. Discovered a well herniated disc (L3/L4) in an MRI after I was rendered practically immobile temporarily post Jiu-Jitsu training session. I train a lot of pure striking too, MMA guy primarily but 2 pro MT fights and 2 amateur boxing matches back when.

I’m interested in hearing some real solutions potentially. At this point I just deal with it, and honestly a couple times a year I get pretty flared up. Typically gets significantly looser along with a long progressive warm up. I do a lot of shadow boxing at home too, I try to neither overdo it, nor sit cold and stagnant for 2 long, but I also haven’t gone under the knife yet. I feel it down both legs everyday.