Sciatica

What causes sciatica?

Sciatica can be caused by a number of conditions that involve your spine and affect the nerves that run down your back. It can also be caused by an injury, such as a fall, or by spinal or sciatic nerve tumors.

The following are some of the most common conditions that can cause sciatica.

• Herniated discs – occur when the first layer of the cartilage ribs.
• Spinal stenosis – It’s characterized by the abnormal narrowing of your lower spinal canal.
• Spondylolisthesis – is one of the associated conditions of degenerative disk disorder.
• Piriformis syndrome – is a rare neuromuscular disorder in which your piriformis muscle involuntarily contracts or tightens, causing sciatica.

When should I see a doctor if I’m experiencing Sciatica pain?

Call our clinic if:

• Your pain worsens
• You lose feeling in your affected leg, or notice weakness in your leg
• You develop problems with your bowels or bladder
• Your pain returns after successful treatment of your sciatica

How can sciatica pain be treated?

Our clinic is popular with Integrative medicine. There are a variety of sciatica alternative treatments available here at our clinic.

Treatment includes:

• Acupuncture – this procedure is virtually painless
• Chiropractic – manipulate your spine to achieve maximum spinal mobility
• Induce hypnosis – which is intended to put you in a very relaxed, focused state of mind, allowing you to best receive healthy suggestions and instructions
• Massage therapy – apply motion, pressure, tension, or vibration to your body to relieve pressure and pain.
• Lumbar Therapeutic Injections for Sciatica – may help treat pain stemming from conditions that affect the sciatic nerve.
• Epidural steroid injections – may help relieve sciatic pain stemming from conditions such as spinal stenosis, disc herniation, or degenerative disc disease.
• Selective nerve root blocks – reduces inflammation and numbs the pain transmitted by the nerve.

When you are first diagnosed with sciatica, our clinic will most likely give you advice on how to treat your sciatica pain. You should try to carry on with your daily activities as much as possible. Lying in bed or avoiding activity can aggravate your symptoms.

To request an appointment, please get in touch with our office.