Doug, One workaround I haven't seen mentioned is this: Be sure to support your thigh just behind the knee whenever you sit, especially in a kayak or car. In your kayak, if your seat is high then a pool noodle or two (modified if need be) crammed in front of the seat might work and is cheaper than customizing minicell. I actually removed my seat altogether, sit on the bottom (on a yoga mat) and support the leg with foam. In the car I drive with a rolled up blanket across the front edge of the seat with the seat obnoxiously close to the pedals. This is present tense because I am in month 8 of my second persistent sciatica attack. Fortunately it seems to be on the mend. The first lasted >2 years :(. No doctor, chiro, bodyworker of any stripe was able to figure that one out either. One thing I just discovered that also seems to help is topical magnesium. Go get some epsom salts and put one pound in a hot bath and soak 2-3 times er week. I though this was a joke until I actually finished installing my tub and tried it. FWIW, I attribute the healing of this attack to taking up Yin yoga, specific series of long-held postures targeted toward feeding the joints and ligaments below the muscular level (google it). Aren't we a creaky bunch? Just don't stop!! Jennifer On Sat, Feb 18, 2012, at 10:41 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > See doc on Monday, so far he's done nada. > This sciatic pain is harder to fathom and seems to affect every part of > life, not just paddling. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Feb 19 2012 - 06:36:51 PST
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