Has anyone ever fully recovered from sciatica and returned to competing?
The title says it. I have had an L5-S1 bulge with fissure for at least 2 years now. I went through all the non-invasive treatments, did all the exercises, took the supplements, NSAIDs, etc.
But besides reaching a state where I am able to shoot hoops solo without much jumping, I haven't been able to get back my past life. If I just attempt a friendly 1v1 round, the flairs return within 5 mins or less.
It has been depressing! I keep hoping that one day I'll get back to playing competitively.
Then all the stories I come across here are much worse, which doesn't help me to stay positive! I just want to know if others were able to recover fully to a state of competing in high intensity sports, how long did it take them to recover, and how they did it?!