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If you or someone you know is suffering with the low back dis-ease "sciatica?" then you know how distressing and even debilitating this problem can be. Apart from the pain and pain that is felt in the low back, which is sufficiently bad on its own, you are also experiencing some form of symptoms in 1 or both of your lower extreme areas (any area between the buttocks down to the toes). These symptoms range from pins and needles, numbness to varied feelings of pain all experienced in the butt cheeks, back of the thighs, calf area, ankle, sole of the foot or the toes.
You're probably wondering what's causing the discomfort and what to do about it. The exact cause may vary but in brief sciatica comes from some sort of nerve damage. It could be a direct compression of the nerve (trapped nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by an abnormality of the backbone.
Most people will search out help from their GP and are generally given analgesic treatments and if this does not work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best call is probably to head straight out for your local chiropractor instead. Unlike a GP who must "generalise" in a variety of disease processes a doctor of chiropractic specializes in diseases of the spine and is therefore much more likely to help in finding the swiftest way to resolve your sciatica.
There's a growing body of data that chiropractors are extremely effective at resolving both acute and chronic sciatica with some research pointing to 80-90% success rates. As well as this there aren't any complications with chiropractic treatment like there are with drug therapy, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance latest information has shown that epidural injections often given to address the discomfort of sciatica may increase your chances of spinal fracture throughout your life.
If you are suffering with sciatica then seek out help as soon as you can, because the earlier you deal with the problem the easier it will be to cure.
You're probably wondering what's causing the discomfort and what to do about it. The exact cause may vary but in brief sciatica comes from some sort of nerve damage. It could be a direct compression of the nerve (trapped nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by an abnormality of the backbone.
Most people will search out help from their GP and are generally given analgesic treatments and if this does not work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best call is probably to head straight out for your local chiropractor instead. Unlike a GP who must "generalise" in a variety of disease processes a doctor of chiropractic specializes in diseases of the spine and is therefore much more likely to help in finding the swiftest way to resolve your sciatica.
There's a growing body of data that chiropractors are extremely effective at resolving both acute and chronic sciatica with some research pointing to 80-90% success rates. As well as this there aren't any complications with chiropractic treatment like there are with drug therapy, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance latest information has shown that epidural injections often given to address the discomfort of sciatica may increase your chances of spinal fracture throughout your life.
If you are suffering with sciatica then seek out help as soon as you can, because the earlier you deal with the problem the easier it will be to cure.
About the Author:
Peter Olsson qualified as a doctor of chiropractic in 2005 and has gone on to focus on the resolution of sciatica. He helps with hundreds of folk suffering with sciatica each week. You'll be able to find many great articles about sciatica on his site.
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