Notes to self on avoiding recurrence of sciatica:
1. Don’t drive the minivan.
2. Do not attempt to compensate for the driver’s seat deficiencies with lumber supports, heat/massage pads and other futile paraphenalia. You still can’t sit up straight in it.
3. Don’t think tripling your journey time by taking the bus will alleviate the problem.
4. Just because your back feels much better doesn’t mean that it is ready to face the same punishment that you inflicted on it previously
5. Don’t guilt yourself into returning to work too soon.
6. Do not drive the minivan.
7. Don’t continue walking when that familiar burning pain returns to your hamstring area.
8. Don’t assume that a straight leg raise of 90 degrees can’t be reduced back to 30 after a couple of days in sedentary meetings.
9. Do not approach the minivan.
10. Sell the minivan before you succomb to the temptation of inflicting it with a sciatic problem it will understand.
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