Help! I`m having severe shooting pain in my butt..(left side) and in my leg. I`m constantly bending at work.?


Question:
I work at a pet resort and am bending, stooping, and lifting all day. Its` a very physicaly demanding job. Am I "working my butt off"?

Answers:
Working your butt off? LOL - no.

Shooting pain is generally associated with the irriation of nerves. What is known as the sciatic nerve (it's actually two nerves wrapped in a common sheath) arises from the sacral plexus and runs through the area of the gluteal muscles and what are known as the lateral rotators (piriformis, obturator internus, gemellus.. etc). If these muscles are tight (meaning they should be stretched) there can be added pressure and aggravation to the nerve as it pass through this area. This can have a noticable effect on the nerve and associated sensations - resulting in the pain you've described.

However, with all that said sciatica is one of the most common self diagnosed conditions, and you should head to see your doctor or therapist for an assessment to determine what exactly it is, so you can get better as soon as you can. =)

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Sounds more like you are working your sciatic nerve off.
You might have blown a disk, contact your Dr ASAP
yeah i would go to the doctor because ive had that shooting pain too and it turned out to be my siatic nerve that i guess is common
this is simple. ok i will put this in simple words you will understand. TAKE HEALER STUFF duh take medicing dayquil naproxen duh somethin like that
Sounds like your sciatic. It hurts like hell. It can also be a herniated disk. COntact a Dr. ASAP so you can start Physio. therapy. Remember to bend at the knees when picking up heavy objects...Good luck...
Sciatic nerve possible pinch or irritation. One remedy was ice bag ( very large bag)above area on back of hip (wrapped in towel for 10 min. at a time). That's when I found Ice works wonders but don't keep it directly on skin. I propped up on it while I sat on couch. Elevate leg.
THIS IS A TYPE OF SAITICA
WHEN YOU CAN GET OFF YOUR FEET STAY ON MOTRIN OR MAGNESSIUM , IF YOU ARE AN ADULT 600-800 Q 4HOURS FOR A LIMITED TIME
USE ICE OR HEAT FOR 15 MIN AT A TIME WHEN YOUR LAYING DOWN
SEE A GOOD CHRIOPRATOR, ASK FOR REFRENCES
Do you have any red bumps or anything that resembles a pimple? It could be a pilonidal cyst. These are very common for men in their young adult hood into their 30's. Its a collection of hair and other debris from your body that gets into your pores.

It could also be a boil. These are very similar to pilonidals but the major difference is that pilonidal cysts typically bore into your skin and create a drainage pore called a sinus. A boil will burst near the surface of itself with out any tunneling. Think of it as a pimple gone extremely bad.

Otherwise I would think its a pulled muscle or misalignment in your spine. Best advice I could give you is go to your doctor once the pain becomes unbearable or doesn't go away or appear to be healing.
Sounds like sciatica. I was prescribed the use of one of those frozen gel-pack thingies to alleviate symptoms. Just put the cold gel-pack on the painful area for about 10 minutes at a time while relaxing in the evening.
yeah, it does sound like sciatica.

http://www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/d_sciatica/sc01.html

http://www.sciatica.org/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sciatica/DS00516

take care of yourself, learn how to bend and lift 'properly'
sounds like you have scyotich nerve pains.i am not sure how to spell it sorry .but get it checked, if it hurts you that bad.you might need a muscle relaxer !!


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