Sciatica/back pain

[bobski1]

It's been a long time since I had any kind of sciatic pain, usually only in my right leg. After recently getting over some man flu I'm not left with 2 very tight hamstrings and some often sharp pain in the lower back.

Something I've never experienced before. I'vee started to do some stretches to help loosen them but that will take time. Going to call the physio to see if I can an emergency appointment to to see if there's anything he can do.

I'm wondering though if it is purely coincidental that this has come after the man flu or possibly in all the naps I may have slept funny to cause it. Normally I live with it and stretch it away but this is the uncomfortable I've been in a long time

[bobski1]

appreciate all the feedback so far, most definitely it was linked to the man flu I had. Certainly feel much better now. I spent quite a lot of time stretching out my hamstrings and try to do these stretches daily. For me it seems when they get really tight they put strain elsewhere on the back/hips and then cause it to flair up.

I've started to stretch daily and just work the problem areas, definitely need to book myself for a good 2hour massage to just loosen everything and stretch it all out.