Recurring Back hip and leg pain, when no exercise

[schallabrak]

In the last 5 years I have realized that I get lower back, hip and leg pain. But here is the funny part...It only happens if I have gone without a workout for a week or two. Initially I thought it's not so bad, because it forced me to get back in the gym if I have been lazy for a while.  But recently the amount of "off time" required to bring on the pain is decreasing.  It's getting to the point that I literally cannot miss a single training session. If I do the pain starts coming.  It then only starts to go away after two or three training sessions.

More info about the pain:  It hurts when I look down, and it restricts my flexibility (it hurts to much to touch my toes).  
When it hurts I constantly move around because it relieves the pain (kind of like when you have to urinate)
The pain feels almost like the growth pains that I use to get in my legs as a child.
I can't sleep without drinking Myprodol pain killer, because If I don't move around I feel pain and discomfort.

[barkleyt]

What is. a Back Bubble?  I have lived with my back pain for years but now I can't do the therapy exercises and stretching because it causes so much pain within 1 hour that I can't move.  Wondering if this will help me?
Thanks

[bbtalk]

Hi there,

This sounds like sciatica. Along side your regular training sessions, do you also have a regular stretching regimen? I have been struggling with back pain for 30 years due to a job injury. I prefer not to rely on pain medications. I have been using a portable stretching device called the Back Bubble to manage my pain and it has been a life saver! Maybe it can work for you too.

All the best...

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
Lower back, hip and leg pain is usually due to sciatica which happens due to pressure on the L5 and sacral spinal nerve roots. This can happen due to a herniated disc or due to formation of osteophytes which close the opening through which the nerves pass.
The treatment is usually conservative with manual therapy, exercise, hydrotherapy, pain killers and muscle relaxants. If this is not helping, then you need to consult a neurologist/neurosurgeon and get a MRI of the lower back and nerve conduction studies. Take care!

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