The V8 Owners Forum -

Hi guys,
it's looking like i wont be able to attend this weekend due to a back injury while possibly trying to get the Capri finished,
was laid up most of yesterday, and today i could not move, wife got me in to the doctors where they said i have torn my sciatic nerve in my lower back
signed off work for a week (no pay), on pain killers, and if no better by Thursday she said i will be taken into hospital,
anyone fancy driving the cappa if im not fit and getting sometimes on the 1/4 for me?

Hi Coops
Sorry to hear about the back, you have my great sympathy, I have had trouble with My sciatic nerve pinching in my lower back/hip area for years and it is miserable.
I presume you have had lots of advice, but a good cold compress (bag of frozen peas) held on the area gives me about the best relief I can get (apart from accupunture that is) and support your back properly. Take the advice about rest to heart, get it well before you strain it in any way.
Best regards
Mike

Hi Tony,

I have also suffered for years. Mine goes into spasm every so often and takes on the shape of an S bend. Normally rest for a few days and it normally settles down again. Proper Brufen tablets are also very good at relaxing the muscles but only available from the Doctor.

regards
Reg

Hi Guys
cheers for the replies,
the tablets im on are 3 times stronger than Brufen, bloody good too

Coops
You have my sympathy as a fellow sufferer
I currently swear by chiropractic manipulation.

Takes a few minutes and the relief is instant. It will get you driving your car again in no time

Ian

I don't have sciatic problems, but have a 25% compression fracture of my L1 vertebra and when it goes bad, I go to my Chinese Medicine dude and he does the pressure points and massage routine on me and it fixes me up nicely.
I don't know if you can get it in UK, but Cataflam-D (Diclofenac) is a good anti inflammatory for me until I can see my mechanic.

Hey Coops

How you doing ?

Hopefully your back is working again

Ian

Hi mate,
yup im up and about again, but now watch what im doing more,

been in the car, any more than hour driving it and the back starts hurting, so building that bit up slowly.

Had waffles with me for you but now I know Why I could'nt find you...
Was there with my wifes car..

It ended up eating the waffles myself a week later while I vissited the Main event..

Hi Jp,
sorry i missed you mate, mmmmmmm waffles,

car looks well mean, nice one.
how's yours???

Jason was gonna bring the Frankenscort... But broken pistons happened on the last outing.

I couldnt come because I had to work. And also I'm an MG man so I would have burst into flames if I had touched a Ford !!