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Dec 2023
11:33am, 21 Dec 2023
12,549 posts
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Jef
Damn !! How is it today Muttley ?
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Dec 2023
12:13pm, 21 Dec 2023
2,857 posts
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Muttley
Very painful when getting moving like climbing out of bed or getting up off a chair but easier and more mobile as I loosen up. I'm pretty certain I pinged the sciatic nerve. Stretching helps, combined with the painkillers. No rowing or running for a few days, I fear.
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Dec 2023
12:23pm, 21 Dec 2023
41,749 posts
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Nellers
I've had sciatic nerve issues, Mate. If you look at the pictures in my gallery there's illustrations of the various movements and exercises the physio gave me that have helped.
The more general advice was to move as much as I could.
NB: This isn't medical advice. Always consult a professional before embarking on an exercise programme and other such legal disclaimers. 
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Dec 2023
1:53pm, 21 Dec 2023
2,858 posts
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Muttley
Yes, I found some stretches on an NHS webpage. They are helping a lot. What I've found with the sciatic nerve in the past is that it hurts like buggery for a couple of days and then subsides rapidly. Hopefully this time too.
Slight digression: Did anyone else go to see the Bodyworlds expo some years back when it was in the UK? That German fellow with his embalmed ("plastinated" in his terminology") corpses illustrating the human body. I remember one of a skeleton with just the nervous system retained. The sciatic nerve is about as thick as your middle finger and threads its way through the pelvis. You can see how easily it can get caught/pinched/irritated, especially with all the musculature there as well.
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Dec 2023
9:40pm, 21 Dec 2023
12,552 posts
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Jef
Not seen that but my physio did show me a model with the sciatic nerve layout. Very surprised on how thick it was AND how many pinch points there were too
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Dec 2023
3:02pm, 26 Dec 2023
2,870 posts
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Muttley
A decent warmup then 5,000m done at UT2 pace to test the dodgy back, and it went well. A few minor twinges but nothing more. The plan is to coast along with easy workouts now till the end of the year, being extra careful when climbing on and off the thing and in particular when removing and replacing it from its stowage under the stairs.
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Dec 2023
3:22pm, 26 Dec 2023
41,776 posts
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Nellers
And stopping at the slightest twinge? Take it easy and come back stronger, mate.
I’m giving it a few more days before I try out the Achilles on the rower again. When I screwed it up the other week I didn’t have the mobility in it to get my shins vertical at the catch without it being painful but things have improved since then. A few more days and I reckon I’ll be back at it.
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Dec 2023
3:45pm, 26 Dec 2023
2,871 posts
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Muttley
What with my back and your achilles, a right pair of old crocks we are. Here's to the healing vibes working and full steam ahead in the New Year!
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Dec 2023
3:56pm, 26 Dec 2023
41,777 posts
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Nellers
Amen to that!
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Dec 2023
12:27am, 27 Dec 2023
12,617 posts
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Jef
You to make me feel positively Olympian ! 😁
Take it steady. There’s a whole year waiting just around the corner.
Trying to shake a lousy cold but it won’t be around as long as a ruddy injury so counting my blessings and just paddling at below 100 hr ❤️
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