After a few weeks, I realized my nerve was quieter at night. The first time I lay down to sleep and didn’t feel my sciatic nerve pulsing, I was so excited I nearly cried.
Tag: Back Mechanic
Stan’s Story: From Aspiring Nomad to Homebody to Sciatica Cheerleader
Stan moved to Miami to enjoy the outdoors and fix up a van. Instead, he got sciatica, and saw the inside of his house.
A Body in Motion
In short, I’ve been treating my spine like a bendy straw, which is perhaps a sub-optimal technique. Sure, my spine can move like a bendy straw when it needs to. But are bendy straws really designed to withstand a century of daily use? If not, perhaps I should give my poor spine some help.
Book Review: Back Mechanic by Dr. Stuart McGill
Any budding complaints died on my lips somewhere around Chapter 2. Unlike most other books I’ve read that cater to patients, this one was straightforward and packed with information. Refreshingly, it did not seem to assume that I am a couch potato who is incapable of following a doctor’s advice.