Sciatica?

Hello, I have few questions. For the past few months I have been having lower back pain which radiates down both of my legs. I feel it mostly in the calves and buttocks but also in hips and on the sides of my quads. My legs feel week and I get this tingling and weird sensation - like cold water would be poured over my legs. Does this sound like Sciatica? I also get very cold feet and my legs sweat a lot - I am not sure but I am very afraid of MS since the symptoms somewhat match - I also get tingling sensation in my arms and have stiff and very tight neck. I am very anxious person and take medication for Anxiety but I tend to read on things and then those symptoms happen to me - however, these pains and tingling,etc feels real. I have brain MRI last week and it was normal. Did anyone ever experience those symptoms from lower back injury? Thank you for any help.

Joy,

did you have same symptoms I do? I am so afraid of MS and since I have anxiety disorder, I worry so much. Little history of me - about 8 months ago I was lifting at the gym and doing arm curls and all of the sudden I couldn't move and had extreme pain in my lower back - I really thought I was dying. After about 30 minutes on the floor and I picked myself up and walked home slowly. I was at chiropractor's office next day - he did an xray and said I had a compressed disk - he did nerve study that neurologists checked and said it pointed to nerve compression in the L5 region. So I went through therapy and got better and since I got better I stopped going. I would just do some stretches on my own and then about 3 months ago I started getting leg weakness, tingling, sweating in legs, cold feet and tingling in arms - and since I did not have those symptoms the first time I didn't think they are related to lower back pain. Thank you for your help.

Joy,

I just started to go to a different Chiropractor because I didn't like the other one - do you suggest I see other type of doctor or chiro should be able to fix me? Thank you.

Yes, I had Xrays but no MRI - Xray showed compressed disk according to the chiro. I will go and see orthopedic doctor if this chiro doesn't get me better soon. Thank you for all your help.

Joy, thank you for all your help. I actually switched chiropractors because the one I was going to would only adjust me which took him 30 seconds and then charge me $40 for it. The new one does some pressure points massage, adjustments and she seems to be really working my back. Did you ever try inversion therapy? I just spoke to a guy from work who was having major lower back pain and he told me since he has been using it, he never had to go to the chiro anymore and he doesn't have any pains. I will start a new post to see if anyone else ever tried it. Thank you.

Oh ok - didn't know you had glaucoma. I think I will give it a shot and see how it works for me. Teeter has 30 day trial offer for $15 so why not - maybe it will be my cure, even thought I am not getting my hopes up. Thank you for all your help.