One of our 'regular' cycle rides. This is the view at the highest elevation. We always stop for a regroup here ... at least hubby always waits here for me to catch up!
I've been suffering with sciatica for the past 3 months and so have been sticking to walking whilst on medication, as I didn't want to do anything to flare it up again. It's still far from better, and although I wasn't on top form for cycling, it doesn't seem to have done any harm, so I will continue to cycle when I can, all the while choosing my routes carefully. My leg does not like it if I have to stand up for the hills. Sciatica is such a painful experience, and one I've never been through before. Old age does not come alone, they say!!!
Beautiful gentle scenery. Sorry about your sciatica. I am still struggling with hip osteoarthritis and now have to use a mobility scooter. After trying lots of remedies without success, my latest weapon is meditation which supposedly changes the brain's response to pain - I'm trying very hard!
@yorkshirekiwi No, we're sticking with pedal power for the moment, but if this sciatica doesn't go away soon, it'll be a walking stick I'll need! The e-bikes definitely have some attractions though!
Oh, so sorry to hear this ; suffering a bout of sciatica at the moment myself but it has been in my past, so Iām familiar with it. The only thing that changed is that my chiropractor informed me yesterday that he couldnāt treat me before I saw my GP first and my GP told me this morning that he wants me to have a check up first ; the symptoms of sciatica are very much alike the ones that result from methastises in the spine ; so, an x-ray an bloodwork for me tomorrow and posting some more pictures from the time when I could actually bend over š
And you got there before him.....š¤£
Sciatica is a very debilitating ongoing pain, I had it once & wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!
Gorgeous view.....quite a climb too I think a walk would be on for the last stretch!
Am expecting Julie Andrews...any time now...singing āThe Hills are alive to the Sound of Musicā! Chapeau to you both ;-)
My sympathy for the sciatica...have been there and it's not much fun. I found that best thing was to put my hands on the top of an open door and let my body hang, allowing the body to re-arrange itself. Alternatively, lie on the floor, stretching arms beside and beyond your head, stretching legs and feet as much as possible. Worked for me...Bon courage!
I admire that you still walk and cycle. A good friend has sciatica and I know it can be quite painful. Great shot though! It's encouraging you have such a lovely reward when you get to the halfway point!
@randystreat I have a number of stretches and exercises I've been doing for years now to improve my various back issues. This is my first experience of sciatica though ... I don't like it a lot, and I hate taking medication, but needs must!
@s4sayer Yes, my first experience, and doubtless not my last. I do sometimes hang from my son's exercise bar in the garden and do myriad stretches and exercises every morning. I think I need to be patient for a while longer, but I feel (and fervently hope) that there is light at the end of this particular tunnel ...
omg....you and I are going through the same thing! I feel for ya! Mine's been going on since Jan 20 this year. 2020 has truly been the worst year ever so far. Glad that biking helps, it does for me too. I just starting hiking again and that has been doing wonders as well.
@blueberry1222 I feel for you too! Mine started gently at the beginning of the year, but didn't become really painful until the past 3 months. By March had become excruciatingly painful - especially first thing in the morning. I eventually had to go to the doctor (by video) in April. Since then, anti-inflammatories daily, and a nerve-targeted painkiller over the past 3 weeks. The pain is still there, although much less intense. I'm doing as much exercise as I can. Cycling and walking seem to be fine. Any bending and sitting still for too long is a problem though! Hoping to get an MRI sometime soon, to see what is going on with my back. I have had issues with herniated discs over the past 5 years, so that is undoubtedly the cause. I hope yours clears up very quickly. Keep moving they say. xx
@jamibann Ya, I got an MRI last month...huge bulging disk at L4/L5. grrrr. I refuse to do surgery, so I'm doing every exercise that is possible to heal it. Seems to be working, but it's taking forever. I finally asked for a few weeks off from work to try to heal....I've been pushing and pulling patients for the last 6 months and it's not doing my back wonders! This break has been helping so much that I really don't want to go back to work.....
Great shot.
Once when buying new running shoes, the guy at the shop commented on the movement of my knee when demo running in one pair. He wouldn't recommend these as I would have sciatica problems. I'd had a twinge earlier. The pair he gave me were great and when I bought new running shoes years later there was a running treadmill in the shop for checking out the movement of my feet/legs. I've never had any further problems. Just something to think about!
Sciatica is a very debilitating ongoing pain, I had it once & wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!
Gorgeous view.....quite a climb too I think a walk would be on for the last stretch!
My sympathy for the sciatica...have been there and it's not much fun. I found that best thing was to put my hands on the top of an open door and let my body hang, allowing the body to re-arrange itself. Alternatively, lie on the floor, stretching arms beside and beyond your head, stretching legs and feet as much as possible. Worked for me...Bon courage!
or off paved trail ride?
Once when buying new running shoes, the guy at the shop commented on the movement of my knee when demo running in one pair. He wouldn't recommend these as I would have sciatica problems. I'd had a twinge earlier. The pair he gave me were great and when I bought new running shoes years later there was a running treadmill in the shop for checking out the movement of my feet/legs. I've never had any further problems. Just something to think about!