Thermacare heat wraps baby,lol. They are wonderful and it sounds like you might have (look out bad spelling,lol) a siactic nerve problems. Try it I love them.

Alcohol will loosen ya right up Or a nice hot soak in the tub.

If heat isn't working you might try ice. If there is swelling the ice will bring it down while the heat increases it.

Vicodin and raw cookie dough fixes all of my ailments.

A long soak in a bath as hot as you can get it... followed by gentle stretching. Take a painkiller with that. Then make sure you rest somewhere comfortable that will ease your back a little.

That's the best advice I have.

ok,i think its the siadic nerve. I have been reading up on it. Lovely. Although the vicodin and cookie dough sound splendid.

So how do you treat that?

either heat or ice (whichever feels better to you) and time. Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com says to take it easy, take some anti-inflamitories and if its not better or gets much much worse in 4 weeks, to go to the doctor.

Its been bothering me for a while, it was just very minor and I didn't think anything about it. I would trip over my own feet, and a shot of pain would go down my back. Now its going down my leg without tripping.

It hurts the most when I have been sitting for a while and then I stand up. I can't stand up straight and I feel like an old lady.

There really isnt a whole lot you can do for a sciatic nerve pain, most of the time those have to work themselves out.

I'm sorry. I hope you start to feel better soon!