Most people describe their night pain in general terms. I don’t sleep well because of my pain. That sentence contains almost no useful information. But the specifics of which joint wakes you, when, and in which position, are genuinely diagnostic, and they frequently point somewhere quite precise.
Here is a guide to reading your own nights.
Almost everyone with persistent pain assumes the relationship runs one way. The pain is the problem. The bad sleep is a consequence. Fix the pain and the sleep sorts itself out. The research suggests the arrow points in both directions, and possibly more strongly in the direction nobody expects.
“Stay active” is the advice almost everybody with neuropathy receives, and it is almost never followed by anything specific. Active how? For how long? What if your feet are numb and your balance is poor and you are worried about falling?
Most people with new sciatica have two questions, and neither gets answered well. How long is this going to last? And am I doing the right things? The information available tends to be either alarming or vague. So here is a practical week by week guide to what a typical recovery looks like, what to do at each stage, and crucially what should make you stop and seek help.
If you have sciatica in Bermuda, there is a good chance a significant part of your day is spent in exactly the position that provokes it. On a scooter. In a car seat. Sitting at a desk between the two.
Sitting is frequently the single most provocative activity for sciatica, and most people never connect it, because the pain arrives later rather than during. Here is why, and what to do about a commute you cannot simply stop doing.
Most advice about looking after neuropathic feet is written for somewhere else. It assumes shoes year round, carpets, a temperate climate, and a lifestyle that does not involve regular contact with sand, salt water and boat decks. Bermuda is a different proposition, and the standard guidance needs translating.
Here is the version that fits where you actually live.
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