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I feel a nagging pain in my lower right side of my back. From time to time the pain shoots all the way down the back of my leg even into the ankle.
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Yikes, Socialjustice! I feel for you, having had such pain myself at one time. Very yucky and far from fun:-(
I'm not a nurse practitioner or doctor, so I can't diagnose, and wouldn't do so online if I could diagnose. But, as a nurse, I can offer you some ideas about what might be going on, and suggestions about what to do.
From your description it does sound like you have
Sciatica. It is possible that the cause of your pain is something else, but your description is a classic description of the pain associated with Sciatica.
Who knows why you have this going on exactly? Maybe you moved in a slightly different way during a recent workout, or maybe the irritation has been building over the whole time you've been working out and is only just now bothering you. Some people develop sciatica because they stand for long periods of time, some because the sit for long periods of time and tend to lean on one buttocks more than the other. Its highly unlikely that the pain is the result of something like ovarian cancer, though.
You can try
self care at home, first, to see if that helps, before seeking medical care. I do suggest that if self care at home isn't helpful, you do seek medical care before seeking chiropractic care, relief via acupuncture, or massage therapy. I suggest that as the first choice only because it is important to find out what is the root of the pain before treatment beyond self care is begun. Allopathic medicine has some valid treatment approaches to Sciatica depending on the cause. It might be that chiropractic, acupuncture or massage is the best way to go, but I think getting an accurate diagnosis of the problem is the best place to start.
Hope this is helpful
