Sciatica is a severe pain in the leg caused from compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerves are the largest (and longest) nerves of the body, reaching about the size of your thumb in diameter, and running down the back of each leg. The sciatic never supplies many of the lower extremity & pelvic structures in body.
When these nerves are irritated or affected by the inflammation of nearby soft tissues, mal-position of lumbar vertebral segments, muscle spasms, then doctors refer to this as sciatic, which may accompany lower back pain…
One of the most common causes of sciatic leg pain is the vertebral subluxation complex. It can be accompanied by the bulging or herniation of the soft, pulpy discs which separate each spinal bone. This can irritate or put pressure on the sciatic nerve roots as they leave the spinal cord. The results can be an intense pain shooting down either or both legs.
In the past treatment has involved pain medications, muscle relaxers, physical therapy, and even surgery.
The chiropractic approach (more conservative), is to use carefully directed and controlled pressure to remove the interference from spinal structure. These chiropractic “adjustment” can be quite effective in reducing nerve irritation and its associated pain.
Sciatic like other health problems that can be traced to the spine, often respond dramatically to the restoration of normal spinal function through chiropractic care.
In a British study of 741 patients, those receiving spinal adjustments got better results than those receiving medical treatment.
While it can take time, conservative chiropractic care can be quite successful in removing the cause of Sciatica and low back pain.
Additional treatments that have shown great results are NON SURGICAL SPINAL DECOMPRESSION THERAPY. Results have shown pain improves after treatment, fewer analgesics, improved function, no surgery after effect, and more.
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