Again sciatica! – Bionicoldguy

I felt great last week to make long brisk trips. But after a particularly hard trip last Wednesday, my sciatica raised again, this time on the left. It kept me watchful night for a few days because I couldn’t find a sleeping position without severe pain shining down the left leg. Fortunately, after a few days of resting and without riding, it calmed down enough, so I could sleep since last Saturday. On Saturday I did a light arm wheel drive and so far I was able to drive lightly for 30 minutes without pain. I think the inflammation drops and the sciatic nerve is not much compressed. I also do all the PT I know to open the area. In the next few days I will enlarge my riding as slowly and easily as tolerated. I know the exercise from previous experiences. It can take up to two weeks to easily redeem itself to clarify. This episode was well coordinated because it has been quite rainy here lately, so I didn’t miss so much by restricting my riding.

Fortunately, it was a few months since my last attack. I intend to keep my average daily training to 90 minutes or less to avoid further recurrence. It appeared over two hours a day last week when the relapse hit. I will also try to do a better job to strengthen the muscles that stabilize the area of the hip and the lower back.