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I have been a professional massage therapist since 1986 and a Reiki II practitioner since 1998. I am providing massage services to spas in the greater Palm Springs, CA area and to private clientele daily. My specialties are Swedish massage, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Therapeutic massage, Lymphatic Drainage and Reiki energy balancing. I will provide opinions and suggestions in response to questions, but I will not diagnose any conditions. Thank you for considering me as an expert in my field for your situation.

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Have been providing massage services since 1986

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BA and massage diplomas and certificates.

 
   

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Massage - massage for sciatica


Expert: Michael - 6/11/2007

Question
hi!
i am 35yrs /male/ weight 60kg/ build normal.
having sciatica pain last 9 weeks.
in the start having numbness on the left feet three fingers.great pain inthe left buttock and leg.
after taking medicines (muscle relaxant and pain killer) for almost 6 weeks my nubmness is recoved 95% pain  is recovered 80 %.

MY PROBLEM:

Still now I CANNOT WALK/STAND STRAIGHT.
AFETR WALK FEW MIN. AGAIN FEEL BURNING PAIN IN MY left BUTTOCK.
FEEL PAIN IN MY LEFT PART OF BACK AND NECK.

please advise me some message for this pain.as i have stop taking medicines and i try o avoid walk also fedup of this pain.

thanks
regards
aurfan


Answer
Thanks for your inquiry, aurfan.

I will try to answer your question as simply as possible. First of all, I am including the following URL website to the Mayo Clinic's approach to Sciatica in hopes you will find appropriate answers to your situation:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sciatica/DS00516/DSECTION=2

After reading the different sections, determine if Sciatica is really what you have.

Secondly, has this condition of Sciatica actually been diagnosed as such by a doctor?  I would recommend that you seek a second opinion from a Chiropractor as you might be dealing with something totally different after this long.

IMHO, I would recommend you not get a massage until it is determined exactly what your condition is.

Sorry I couldn't advise further.
Michael, LMT


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