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    Dec 10, 2008, 09:02 PM
    Lower back pain when moving
    So I was laying on the couch this afternoon and I decided to get up to get something to eat. When I stood up I had a sharp pain in my lower back that shot down through my leg. I'm fine as long as I'm standing still or don't tense up. If I lean forward or backwards I have sharp pain in my back. I have not been lifting or twisted wrong or anything like that. A heating pad or a nice lower back massage does not work. Also I have noticed a swollen area on the left side of my lower back. Pinched nerve? I don't know. Any ideas or tips? I plan on seeing a doctor tomorrow... just wondering though
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    Dec 10, 2008, 09:11 PM

    When this (exact) thing happened to me,I found out(after much B*t*hing,griping and complaining)it was the sciatic nerve(it traverses down the entire leg)

    For me,the pain started from the waste line,right where my jeans would rub,nasty feeling I know.The nerve runs through this region and it took some real physical therapy to get rid of it.

    Had to curl into a ball(fetal position) and the therapist used(what felt like) a knuckle to spear the exact point,rubbing vary hard to get the blood flow back through the stiff muscles and actually move the nerve itself.

    It sounds worse than it was,after a few days of tenderness,I was fine.(for a while) I found out my wallet was the culprit,sitting on it,driving half the day between jobs... etc.The thickness twisted my pelvis,causing the nerve to react.

    Hope this helps you.

    Ken
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    Dec 10, 2008, 09:34 PM

    It helps kind of... but the pain no longer shoots down my leg... it only did it the first time I stood up. Laying on my back and pulling my legs in to curl into a ball causes extreme pain.
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    Dec 10, 2008, 09:48 PM

    YUP that's the sciatic nerve
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    Dec 10, 2008, 09:50 PM
    Sciatic nerve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Look at this site and you will understand it better.

    By the way,If I were you,I wouldn't try to treat this yourself,ONLY a doctor can say for sure that this is what I think it is.

    See the doc.tomorrow,like you were planning on doing anyway.
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    Dec 11, 2008, 02:12 PM

    Went to a chiropractor and that's what it was. He took x-rays and my back looked horrible... probably because I'm a runner. However, I am feeling much better since the visit... just a little sore from being twisted and popped :)
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    Dec 11, 2008, 03:41 PM

    YUP, I am glad that was all it was,nothing permanent.
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