Thanks so much for watching! Want to pinpoint the source of your back, butt, or leg/sciatica pain without needing expensive images or a specialist? 🔥Grab my FREE “Better Than an MRI DIY Diagnostic Guide” here 👉 www.drcharliejohnsonpt.com/diyguide
Great info, Dr. Charlie! Only one minor suggestion, as a medical massage therapist. Instead of using the words "bad side" and "good side" consider using "affected side" and "non-'affected side." Words are powerful and the body picks up on them. Wishing all the best to you and yours and I look forward to viewing more of your videos. :)
Been in sciatica pain for months from a bad fall. Have seen 4 Doctors, had xrays done. I am 72 and been very active all my life. Nobody explained my problem like you. Have never broken a bone. Nerve pain is bad enough. I choose to follow what makes sense. You have made the most sense yet. Thank You kindly 🙏🏼
Been dealing with piriformis syndrome for 14 months now. Have gone through physio, chiropractor, osteopath, massage, and nothing really helped. The pain actually gotten progressively worse, can’t sit for more than 5 minutes, and if I do it’s extremely painful to stand up, my right glute area locks up and can take anywhere from a couple minutes to a couple hours to release. So basically I spend the whole day standing up. Usually the worst pain of the day is trying to get out of bed in the morning. I stretch every single day, use a tens machine… I really need help, thank you
Hey Matt! Sorry to hear about what you’re dealing with man. No bueno and a tough spot to be in I’m sure. Would love to see if/how I can help if you’re serious and committed to solving this 👍 If you’re interested just visit www.drcharliejohnsonpt.com/apply It will take you to my private application page and you’ll have the opportunity to schedule a chat with me. Sound good? Hang in there Matt!
Everything you said in the first 20 seconds about when, why, how, should you be doing it ....omg I’ve asked my doctor, numerous physiotherapists, osteo etc those questions and they just don’t cover it all! I asked an exercise physiologist to give me a plan to follow and finally got some understanding and exercises for hips, knees, shoulder.
It can be so complicated, I had severe sciatica a few years ago, since then I still have a bit of numbness in the thigh. I have had bursitis in the hip knee and shoulder all diagnosed via ultrasound, some arthritis...I have good range of movement but my glutes and thighs are so tight if I don’t stretch I walk stiff legged. Now I know I haven’t been doing the right exercises and was over stretching. I am light headed due to anxiety when I’m walking and I can’t take any painkillers except for paracetamol. The moral of the story, it does improve if you are guided to the correct treatment and keep as active as possible. Currently doing meditation and trying to retrain the brain (neuro plasticity) from being overly reactive to pain.
Thank you Dr. Johnson. You have comprehensively explained the symptoms of these lumbar diseases. Now I know, mine is really sciatica with the shooting pain emanating from my lower back down to my right leg. My latest attack is so disabling as in I can't even sit for a few minutes thus hampering me from doing my paperworks efficiently.
@@drcharliejohnson I was diagnosed with degenerative disk disease in 2016. I experienced discomfort but not as bad as now. I'm afraid my ddd has further gotten worse. I regularly exercise and do stretches but I experience little relief now. I already arranged to have a physical therapy session next week. Hope it resolves my problem and I'll find comfort in sitting again. I'm halfway across the globe but I'm glad to avail of your expertise through YT. Thanks again.
Thank you for this video, I had herniated L4&5 over 9 months ago, and it was my left side, three cortisone shots later and had finally felt It had healed Then the right leg I started have pain beginning in back of just the knee eventually from the knee to the ankle, can not sit, walk without pain, getting up,from seated position is very painful, can not climb stairs , i never have pain when laying down, no tingling …I thought it might be sciatic, but when I did this test, when I lift the leg that I thought was sciatic my opposite leg is where I feel the pain, and I do feel a lot of that pain in my lower back. So I am pretty sure I do not have sciatica now
Do you have an affiliate in Denver? My brother needs help bad. He got 2 fusions and now he most definitely has sciatica and neurothapy in BOTH feet and he is tired of being told he needs MORE surgery in his discs!? You are so right in how you evaluate symptoms! Thank you so much for your channel Dr. Charlie!!!
Hey Free! Sorry I did not see this till now. Does your brother still need help? Do not have an affiliate in Denver - but consult with people worldwide. Is this something he’d be open to?
Really is very good. I got kinda irritated with the monetizing hooks (special webinar marketing) Charlie was using when I explored a few weeks ago, but finding this video now that Im in phase 2-3, I see that he is spot on with these phases and the approach. I don't need a consult but subscribed and may find a way to send some $...thanks mucho.
@@drcharliejohnson I wonder if a Patreon link might not bring in a bit of voluntary income from those like me who get something from the videos. Clearly it's a lot of work to put this out.
@@ceeweedsl thanks! Haven’t looked into that much- but did just get a notice from UA-cam about “super thanks” - seems like it’s sorta similar and fans can support me for the work I put in 👍. Appreciate your support! I’ll look into things- stay tuned!
Amazing content, thank you so much Charlie Could you please just help with my case which would be Phase 4 where I healed from the sciatica pain but want to go for football where you highly stress the sciatica nerve. What would you recommend me to do as workout routine or stretch routine to play football coming back sciatica irritation please
In my case I have the numbness in the shin and weak quad muscle. But when I do the leg lifts test it doesn't hurt. However it does hurt about 15-30 seconds after I finish doing it. Does that count?
Awesome content.. So I have L4 L5 S1. Strong Sciatic pain down right leg to foot when standing. When doing the leg test and curling my foot I feel pain just as bad when raising my left leg but pain transfers over to right butt and leg. Is this normal?
Hey Tracy! Thanks for watching! So, yes this is not out of the norm. We call this a CROSSED straight leg raise test- and it's a sign most consistent with a disc issue. Basically, raising the good leg reproduces pain in the "bad" leg. Make sense? What are you currently doing for treatment?
Thank you …. I’ll have a look at this video a few times and go step by step…. I like your attitude totally … listening ones own body … doing both sides … I guess you might be familiar with feldinkries… he talks about that .. thank you
When I raise my left leg, the muslce weakness/soreness/pain intensifies on my right leg (piriformis and tibialis). I threw out my back after a quad strain on the right.
Sounds like what we call a positive CROSSED straight leg raise... raising good leg causes pain in bad leg. HIGHLY specific or diagnostic of a disc herniation. What are you doing for treatment.
@Dr. Charlie Johnson, PT you got back to me, and so fast! Sorry for the late reply. I'm trying to walk as much as I can. I didn't sleep much for work a couple days ago and noticed it was much harder to lift up my toes on my right foot, felt dead. Peroneal nerve? Anyway, I have much more free time and I'm planning on strengthening my quads (initial weakness that lead to strain) and moving as much as I can in a pain-free motion. Lifestyle changes too. I'm hesitant to go to a PT just because I want a better understanding of this condition myself and don't want X-rays or surgeries. But I still should go nonetheless, would appreciate any advice you have on the matter. Thanks for putting a name to the condition! I should also note my left side has always been very tight, esp. hip flexor.
Hey Mainuna! Sorry to hear- I consult with folks worldwide. Would be happy to chat with you. visit www.drcharliejohnsonpt.com/apply if you’d like my help.
dude i been suffering from this type of pain for 4 years . 5 different physioss. still the same pain, cant stand for long, especially when i walk it flares up and super painful that i have to sit down.
None of the movement's you showed cause me pain. I have pain when I lie down on my right side with my legs out straight and then pull my left knee up to my chest. I cry with pain. Please help.
Hey i have sciatica caused by herniated disc, my right leg can just raise half or less than the left one. I try nerve flossing but i cant barely move the nerve cause of that so what should i do? Just keep it with this minimun rang of motion that i have till i can raise the leg more or what? Thanks
Hey! Not sure how things are currently- but I would avoid flossing the painful nerve.. try flossing other side- or treat elsewhere!! Have to let symptoms calm before trying to get things moving in the painful area again. Make sense? Dr. Charlie
@@drcharliejohnson I agree with that from experience. I've been doing your core strength training and have marked improvement,although I pretty much avoid sitting now. I use a heat pad but around three am the cramp wakes me and I switch to ice to calm it down. Then back to heat. I do the strength training as much as the stretching because I was stretched enough,although I still do some. But in the morning if its bad I walk up and down the driveway to 'calm things down' because it would be too painful to do stretching or strenght right away. When i didn't know what was wrong with me I literally walked in circles and hardly slept, the lack of sleep was what was killing me. 'Trouble' is that by afternoon I have no real pain at all, and thats even without pain killers (but sometimes tens, that machine is wonderful) but when the physio did the leg test, there is no pain so she said it wasn't this. I asked if she'd come over at three AM when its a far different story but she laughed. However, when that cramping starts, as soon as I put ice on my lower back it goes right down. Apart from once at three am and six am, its strength training that bothers my underdeveloped core more. However, I'm knocking wood because its always dangerous to think you have an edge over a body problem, I'm only two weeks in.
I hurt my glute 2 months ago andI can feel it whenever I stretch my back. My back itself doesn't actually hurt but the glute does when I stretch my back. The only thing that has relieved pain for me has been walking. Does this sound like sciatica or piriformis syndrome to you?
A YEAR. Dammit. But actually after three months there's a HUGE difference in pain, and only two of those months have been treatment. Now when I get it its more of an annoyance, knock on wood.
Thanks so much for watching! Want to pinpoint the source of your back, butt, or leg/sciatica pain without needing expensive images or a specialist? 🔥Grab my FREE “Better Than an MRI DIY Diagnostic Guide” here 👉 www.drcharliejohnsonpt.com/diyguide
How you don’t have 1 billion followers is beyond me. You are amazing brother. What you do for this very large community doesn’t go unnoticed.
Hey Angelo! Thanks a million for the feedback- working on it 👊🏼. Appreciate your support.
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Hey pal, would love to do a consultation with you. How do i get in touch?
angelo pellegrino awesome man. To set up a time to chat with me- just visit www.calldrc.com and select a time that works for you 👊🏼.
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Great info, Dr. Charlie! Only one minor suggestion, as a medical massage therapist. Instead of using the words "bad side" and "good side" consider using "affected side" and "non-'affected side." Words are powerful and the body picks up on them. Wishing all the best to you and yours and I look forward to viewing more of your videos. :)
I'm an occupational therapist and you are my mentor. You make this so digestible for my population and so applicable to I/ADLs. Thank you so much!
Been in sciatica pain for months from a bad fall. Have seen 4 Doctors, had xrays done. I am 72 and been very active all my life. Nobody explained my problem like you. Have never broken a bone. Nerve pain is bad enough. I choose to follow what makes sense. You have made the most sense yet. Thank You kindly 🙏🏼
This is easily the most informative video on the topic on UA-cam.
Been dealing with piriformis syndrome for 14 months now. Have gone through physio, chiropractor, osteopath, massage, and nothing really helped. The pain actually gotten progressively worse, can’t sit for more than 5 minutes, and if I do it’s extremely painful to stand up, my right glute area locks up and can take anywhere from a couple minutes to a couple hours to release. So basically I spend the whole day standing up. Usually the worst pain of the day is trying to get out of bed in the morning. I stretch every single day, use a tens machine… I really need help, thank you
Hey Matt! Sorry to hear about what you’re dealing with man. No bueno and a tough spot to be in I’m sure.
Would love to see if/how I can help if you’re serious and committed to solving this 👍
If you’re interested just visit www.drcharliejohnsonpt.com/apply
It will take you to my private application page and you’ll have the opportunity to schedule a chat with me.
Sound good?
Hang in there Matt!
This I want to listen to again and again.
This should be in a book ! Is it?🎉
Everything you said in the first 20 seconds about when, why, how, should you be doing it ....omg I’ve asked my doctor, numerous physiotherapists, osteo etc those questions and they just don’t cover it all! I asked an exercise physiologist to give me a plan to follow and finally got some understanding and exercises for hips, knees, shoulder.
It can be so complicated, I had severe sciatica a few years ago, since then I still have a bit of numbness in the thigh. I have had bursitis in the hip knee and shoulder all diagnosed via ultrasound, some arthritis...I have good range of movement but my glutes and thighs are so tight if I don’t stretch I walk stiff legged.
Now I know I haven’t been doing the right exercises and was over stretching. I am light headed due to anxiety when I’m walking and I can’t take any painkillers except for paracetamol.
The moral of the story, it does improve if you are guided to the correct treatment and keep as active as possible. Currently doing meditation and trying to retrain the brain (neuro plasticity) from being overly reactive to pain.
Good stuff as always Dr Charlie, keep up the good work. Thanks from the UK
You got it Steve! Thanks for watching my friend 👊🏼
Thank you Dr. Johnson. You have comprehensively explained the symptoms of these lumbar diseases. Now I know, mine is really sciatica with the shooting pain emanating from my lower back down to my right leg. My latest attack is so disabling as in I can't even sit for a few minutes thus hampering me from doing my paperworks efficiently.
Hey Franz! Thanks For watching. Sorry to hear about what you’re dealing with.
What are you currently doing to solve it?
@@drcharliejohnson I was diagnosed with degenerative disk disease in 2016. I experienced discomfort but not as bad as now. I'm afraid my ddd has further gotten worse. I regularly exercise and do stretches but I experience little relief now. I already arranged to have a physical therapy session next week. Hope it resolves my problem and I'll find comfort in sitting again. I'm halfway across the globe but I'm glad to avail of your expertise through YT. Thanks again.
Thank you for this video, I had herniated L4&5 over 9 months ago, and it was my left side, three cortisone shots later and had finally felt It had healed
Then the right leg I started have pain beginning in back of just the knee eventually from the knee to the ankle, can not sit, walk without pain, getting up,from seated position is very painful, can not climb stairs , i never have pain when laying down, no tingling …I thought it might be sciatic, but when I did this test, when I lift the leg that I thought was sciatic my opposite leg is where I feel the pain, and I do feel a lot of that pain in my lower back. So I am pretty sure I do not have sciatica now
Do you have an affiliate in Denver? My brother needs help bad. He got 2 fusions and now he most definitely has sciatica and neurothapy in BOTH feet and he is tired of being told he needs MORE surgery in his discs!? You are so right in how you evaluate symptoms! Thank you so much for your channel Dr. Charlie!!!
Hey Free! Sorry I did not see this till now. Does your brother still need help?
Do not have an affiliate in Denver - but consult with people worldwide. Is this something he’d be open to?
@@drcharliejohnson Yes!!! Absolutely! I ACTUALLY HAVE 2 PATIENTS FOR YOU!!!! :-) WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO REACH OUT TO YOU?
Really is very good. I got kinda irritated with the monetizing hooks (special webinar marketing) Charlie was using when I explored a few weeks ago, but finding this video now that Im in phase 2-3, I see that he is spot on with these phases and the approach. I don't need a consult but subscribed and may find a way to send some $...thanks mucho.
Thanks for watching. Just trying to spread the world and help folks like you get what they need! 👍
@@drcharliejohnson I wonder if a Patreon link might not bring in a bit of voluntary income from those like me who get something from the videos. Clearly it's a lot of work to put this out.
@@ceeweedsl thanks! Haven’t looked into that much- but did just get a notice from UA-cam about “super thanks” - seems like it’s sorta similar and fans can support me for the work I put in 👍. Appreciate your support! I’ll look into things- stay tuned!
Excellent content
What happened to the first guy? His symptoms are identical to mine. Scary that theres no info about his case.
Amazing content, thank you so much Charlie
Could you please just help with my case which would be Phase 4 where I healed from the sciatica pain but want to go for football where you highly stress the sciatica nerve.
What would you recommend me to do as workout routine or stretch routine to play football coming back sciatica irritation please
In my case I have the numbness in the shin and weak quad muscle. But when I do the leg lifts test it doesn't hurt. However it does hurt about 15-30 seconds after I finish doing it. Does that count?
Awesome content..
So I have L4 L5 S1. Strong Sciatic pain down right leg to foot when standing. When doing the leg test and curling my foot I feel pain just as bad when raising my left leg but pain transfers over to right butt and leg. Is this normal?
Hey Tracy! Thanks for watching! So, yes this is not out of the norm. We call this a CROSSED straight leg raise test- and it's a sign most consistent with a disc issue. Basically, raising the good leg reproduces pain in the "bad" leg.
Make sense?
What are you currently doing for treatment?
Can I have sciatica because my sacrum is dysfunctional? Can my sacrum compress my sciatic nerve?
Thank you …. I’ll have a look at this video a few times and go step by step…. I like your attitude totally … listening ones own body … doing both sides … I guess you might be familiar with feldinkries… he talks about that .. thank you
I've found my PT for life 😉
Thanks Brad!
When I raise my left leg, the muslce weakness/soreness/pain intensifies on my right leg (piriformis and tibialis). I threw out my back after a quad strain on the right.
Sounds like what we call a positive CROSSED straight leg raise... raising good leg causes pain in bad leg. HIGHLY specific or diagnostic of a disc herniation.
What are you doing for treatment.
@Dr. Charlie Johnson, PT you got back to me, and so fast! Sorry for the late reply. I'm trying to walk as much as I can. I didn't sleep much for work a couple days ago and noticed it was much harder to lift up my toes on my right foot, felt dead. Peroneal nerve?
Anyway, I have much more free time and I'm planning on strengthening my quads (initial weakness that lead to strain) and moving as much as I can in a pain-free motion. Lifestyle changes too.
I'm hesitant to go to a PT just because I want a better understanding of this condition myself and don't want X-rays or surgeries. But I still should go nonetheless, would appreciate any advice you have on the matter. Thanks for putting a name to the condition! I should also note my left side has always been very tight, esp. hip flexor.
What is the best exercise do I need for sciatica
The ONE that reduces your pain!
I have a very painful sciatica nerve pain. Do you help people from Europe?
Hey Mainuna! Sorry to hear- I consult with folks worldwide. Would be happy to chat with you.
visit www.drcharliejohnsonpt.com/apply if you’d like my help.
Dr please tell me your opinion.
Standing up, tilt my head back and I feel it all the way to my rt foot. Crazy.
Yup- it's all connected. Common.
dude i been suffering from this type of pain for 4 years . 5 different physioss. still the same pain, cant stand for long, especially when i walk it flares up and super painful that i have to sit down.
None of the movement's you showed cause me pain. I have pain when I lie down on my right side with my legs out straight and then pull my left knee up to my chest. I cry with pain. Please help.
If no pain with motions I show then chances are VERY high you don’t have sciatica. could be many things. Where do you experience symptoms??
Hey i have sciatica caused by herniated disc, my right leg can just raise half or less than the left one.
I try nerve flossing but i cant barely move the nerve cause of that so what should i do? Just keep it with this minimun rang of motion that i have till i can raise the leg more or what? Thanks
Hey! Not sure how things are currently- but I would avoid flossing the painful nerve.. try flossing other side- or treat elsewhere!! Have to let symptoms calm before trying to get things moving in the painful area again.
Make sense?
Dr. Charlie
@@drcharliejohnson I agree with that from experience. I've been doing your core strength training and have marked improvement,although I pretty much avoid sitting now. I use a heat pad but around three am the cramp wakes me and I switch to ice to calm it down. Then back to heat. I do the strength training as much as the stretching because I was stretched enough,although I still do some. But in the morning if its bad I walk up and down the driveway to 'calm things down' because it would be too painful to do stretching or strenght right away. When i didn't know what was wrong with me I literally walked in circles and hardly slept, the lack of sleep was what was killing me. 'Trouble' is that by afternoon I have no real pain at all, and thats even without pain killers (but sometimes tens, that machine is wonderful) but when the physio did the leg test, there is no pain so she said it wasn't this. I asked if she'd come over at three AM when its a far different story but she laughed. However, when that cramping starts, as soon as I put ice on my lower back it goes right down. Apart from once at three am and six am, its strength training that bothers my underdeveloped core more. However, I'm knocking wood because its always dangerous to think you have an edge over a body problem, I'm only two weeks in.
If you're in Phase 1, hot and bothered, is it advised to just avoid all sitting (if it makes things angry)?
I'd say yes. Anything that recreates pain is bothering the nerve. We want the nerve to be relieved.
I hurt my glute 2 months ago andI can feel it whenever I stretch my back. My back itself doesn't actually hurt but the glute does when I stretch my back. The only thing that has relieved pain for me has been walking. Does this sound like sciatica or piriformis syndrome to you?
Just had the same thing happen about 6 weeks ago. Mine is definitely sciatica.
This is sciatica but caused by piriformis most likely
Very informative.
Thank you so much!!!
A YEAR. Dammit. But actually after three months there's a HUGE difference in pain, and only two of those months have been treatment. Now when I get it its more of an annoyance, knock on wood.
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