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Originally Posted by tourerfogey
My other half is in a great deal of pain at the moment with Sciatica. She has been given pain killers and muscle relaxants which help to some extent. However, opinions seem divided as to whether it is best to rest the painful leg or use it - anyone got any experience of this / advice?
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As I understand it Sciatica is a symptom and not a condition. Its usually assiociated with a slipped disc which has touched the nerve that runs down the back into the leg. Pain killers should work but I can't see how muscle relaxants can make any difference as the cause is not with the leg. I slipped a disc a few years ago and suffered with Sciatica, but a regime of sleeping on a very hard bed for a few weeks seemed to sort it. I would say excercise the leg to stop the muscle weakening but get the root cause sorted which will be in the back somewhere.