Sciatica
Sciatica can be a distracting pain that starts in the lower back
and extends down into one or both legs. Chiropractic care has proven
to be quite helpful.
 Those
suffering from sciatica are often in their 40s and 50s. It usually
begins as an acute pain in the lower back and then extends down
the back of either leg. The pain usually worsens with long periods
of sitting or standing.
Like a large river created by smaller streams, five pairs of nerves
exit the spine in the lower back to form the two sciatic nerves.
The soft, pulpy disc between each spinal bone is often involved.
While a disc can't "slip," it can bulge, herniate or rupture.
This can put direct pressure on the nearby nerves. The result? Swelling.
Inflammation. Pain when coughing, sneezing or with other kinds of
movement.
Sciatica often worsens with extended bed rest. Pain pills or muscle
relaxers are unable to correct the nerve compression caused by a
bulging disc. Physical therapy merely exercises the unstable joints.
Surgery often involves cutting away disc tissue or removing bone
to make room for the nerve.
Fortunately, sciatica often responds to safe, natural chiropractic
care.
Improving joint motion with a series of chiropractic adjustments
has produced results for millions. "Before" and "after"
images of the lower back often show improved disc height and spacing.
Many patients report that they can resume their lives and that their
symptoms disappear without drugs or surgery.
Your chiropractic doctor is uniquely skilled to evaluate and reduce
the most common cause of sciatica nerve pain. It's the natural approach
to relief and better health.
How do you get sciatica?
It's easy to trace some spinal problems to an event, such as a
car accident. Yet, sciatica is often the result of cumulative damage.
Years of bad posture, poor muscle tone, excess weight or countless
other causes set the stage. Then, something simple like bending
over to tie your shoes can trigger an episode.
Can anything else cause sciatica?
Spinal decay can be another culprit. Instead of disc thinning that
puts pressure on the sciatic nerve roots, arthritic bone spurs can
intrude into the space normally reserved for the nerve.
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