Pinched Nerve

[curiousfellow89]

I him 19 and am a freshman in college. I am experiencing a sharp pain in my back that runs through my right cheek all the way down to my calf. Im pretty sure its a pinched nerve from what i've read. My question is, is there anyway to get rid of this thing without seing a specialist? I have no medical insurance, and as you've probably guessed im pretty broke due to college funRAB. I also am sleeping on the shittiest of shitty futons right now which im sure does not help the situation. I am getting a new bed soon and hopefully that will help. So long story short, can I just wait this bad boy out and it will go away? Or do i have to break down and sell my sole to a specialist. I also work out pretty regularly, so this becomes a VERY big nuisance in that aspect.

 

[marshrose]

SounRAB like sciatca to me, sometimes it just goes away with rest and taking anti inflammatories (like alleve or ibuprophin) but if you continue to work out you may make it worse, considering you do work out I would goto your dr and see if he'd do a MRI on your lower back if its that bothersome to be sure your discs in your spine are not pushing on anything.

There is also something called pinformis syndrome you could read about that also causes sciatica like pains.