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Not sure I have advice as such but I had it many years ago. I wasn't running at the time but doing lots of martial arts. I saw an osteopath for a few months after but I think mine mainly healed up by itself. I think it was triggered by a crap mattress as much as anything. Generally stretching and doing core strength exercises seemed to help. As for medication I was given dicloflenac/voltarol (prescription only then) to help me to actually move. It took quite a few months to go away.
Edit: exercises 1 - 4 on this link worked for me: https://www.prevention.com/fitness/a20506161/5-stretches-to-ease-your-lower-back-pain/
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Sorry to hear that. All injuries get you down. Is it definitely sciatica? I managed to induce something similar a couple of years ago. When you describe it everyone says sounds like sciatica but after a full assessment by a physio it turned out to be piriformis syndrome caused by a switched off glute and a friend of mine has been diagnosed with the same recently caused by a dropped hip and shortened muscle in his lower back on the opposite side and he was initially diagnosed with sciatica as well apparently they get confused often and and treatment depends on the cause. Once you've found the cause self treatment is ok on your own as it's mainly stretching and strength/activation work so no need for physio apart from the initial diagnosis. In the meantime strengthening and stretching exercises won't hurt and if your running maybe do loops so if it flares up you can stop straight away and avoid the long limp home.
Good luck with it 💪
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Has anyone come back strong from sciatica?
This time last year I was training for an ultra and the plan I was following called for 5x5 minute intervals at 90-95% effort. I was near a track so I thought this would be ideal, it was my first time on one. Toward the end of the session I felt something go in my left leg (my inside leg on the track). After about two hours I could barely walk without tears, it was awful.
I didn't run for 6 weeks then managed to ease back into it and ran a decent marathon (for me) during 1st lockdown. I was so fed up of nursing it that I threw in the towel after that.
I miss it though so I did 5k a few weeks back but even with all this rest I could still feel it. Paying for physio will be a struggle at the minute (covid/furlough etc). Has anyone got any advice?