Case Summary  |  Sciatica: common but painful

I started getting lower back pains and I thought it was just because i was growing older and that everyone got them. But they became worse and sitting and standing became painful. My daughter is in medical school and in her expert opinion she said I had Sciatica and I should go to the doctor to get it checked out. Lo and Behold she was right and the only thing i was told to do was stretching exercises and yoga. I was told to use some pain killers in case the pain became too unbearable. Its surprising how much help something as simple as exercise can be and I am atleast managing the pain now. The symptoms are much better now and I have been told that they should resolve in a couple more weeks. However if the pain does persist I am supposed to get some imaging studies done in case something else is causing mischief . Hopefully that won't be the case.