Could be sciatic nerve. I had it a year or so ago and it was murder. The exercise for it is to lay on the bed on your bad side with your knee slightly bent. Then bend your other leg at the knee and pull it slowly up and slightly over the top of your leg. do it three times then stop. Do it twice a day
I had sciatica last year, all along my left leg & lower back. It was so bad I thought I was going to pass out, so went to the ER once last January. Must have been a girl thing, but the pain was pretty extreme and my hubby accompanied me. A few weeks later I got an appointment with a pain management specialist. The doctor said “no surgery will be needed,” and he simply prescribed cortisone injections (two shots) in the lower spine.
Contrary to what people said above, the shots aren’t painful, and they will give you a light sedative during the shots which made them pain free!
Long story short, it’s been over a year, and I remain feeling GREAT, and live without the terrible pain. :)
Those injections are the best thing I ever got from a doctor — I highly recommend!! I understand cordisone injections should not be done too often, and that’s wht I’m glad the shots I had are still working fine after a year and a half.
If the pain returned, I’d definitely get them done again. Awesome!! 2 thumbs up :)