Prain/9074

Severe sciatica for 10 months: then daily yoga and boring old ibuprofen

Anonymous from Reddit, no relief in any position for months source

THENCouldn’t sit, stand, walk or run without pain. Three PTs and four months of exercises did nothing.
NOWPain-free without surgery. One day I realized I’d stopped needing the ibuprofen.
Confidence 2 → 8Pain 8 → 0
RECOVERY TIMELINE, 13 MONTHS
M0: SCIATICA, RELENTLESS
M4: 3 PTs, 4 MONTHS, NOTHING
M10: DAILY YOGA, FIRST RELIEF
M13: PAIN-FREE
PT ×3 clinics
Gabapentin
Daily yoga
Ibuprofen 600 mg 2x/day
Steroid shot
Standing desk + flat back sleeping
M1M3M5M7M9M11M13
MO 1
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