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Re: Sciatica Ouchies

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 15:32:40 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Anon wrote: >
>This sciatic nerve stuff is noooo joke!! I've had it pretty easy up
>until now. It seem the last trimester brings some tricks of its own,
>huh? Anyway, is there anything I can do to help it?

stretches can help -- sit on the floor, bottoms of feet together and genelty press your knees down. When standing, alternate putting one fott up on a low stool and then the other

Sitting and laying >down help it, but I need to be mobile sometimes. Is there something I
>can add to my diet, or anything that could make this a little easier?

if things are really bad, your doc can refer you for physical therapy

>I've still got 10 weeks to go.
>-Hurtin'
>
>--
>Anonymous
>

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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