Chiropractic Care For Sciatica Pain

Chiropractic Treatment for Sciatica

If you are suffering from sciatica, you are all too familiar with the radiating pain associated with this condition. Even the simplest of tasks, such as walking or sitting, can become extremely challenging and painful. Thankfully, chiropractic care is an effective, non-surgical method of treatment that focuses on relieving severe sciatic pain through simple adjustments and manipulations.

How Does Chiropractic Care Work to Relieve Sciatic Pain?

If you are experiencing the searing pain tha tcomes along with sciatica, chiropractic treatments can help. A chiropractic adjustment can address the underlying cause of your sciatic nerve pain, so you can get back to doing the things you love.

Contrary to medication and surgery, chiropractic care works with your body to bring it back into alignment and relieve pressure on the sciatic nerve. Medication tends to only cover up the pain temporarily, never fully addressing the source of the issue. Surgery often involves a lengthy recovery time, and leaves the body open to the risk of infection. These are not your only options. If you are experiencing debilitating pain due to sciatica, making a chiropractic appointment could be your best bet for lasting relief.

How Do You Know If It’s Truly Sciatica?

Sciatica results from a compression of the sciatic nerve. While consulting a doctor can help you best determine if your condition is truly sciatica, if you are experiencing mild to severe pain that originates in the lower back and radiates through the leg, it is likely related to pressure on the sciatic nerve. You may also feel pain in the hips or buttox, experience muscle weakness in the leg or foot, or experience a loss of bowel or bladder control. Tingling, pins-and-needles, or numbness through the legs, feet, and toes can also be associated with sciatica pain.

There are many factors that can eventually lead to or directly cause sciatica, including:

-      Injury or trauma

-      Pinching or compression of the sciatic nerve

-      Inflammation due to a chronic condition

-      Herniated disc or slipped disc

-      Degenerative disc disease

-      Spinal stenosis

-      Arthritis

-      Pregnancy

-      Age or wear-and-tear

-      Excess weight

-      Prolonged sitting

-      Weak core strength

-      Improper form while weight lifting

-      Diabetes

-      Inactive or overly active lifestyle

-      Smoking

Sciatica can come on suddenly or gradually overtime. But taking the proper precautions can help you prevent this conditionfrom occurring or getting worse. Make sure you are staying active and maintaining good habits, such as eating healthy foods, drinking a lot of water, and avoiding smoking or excess alcohol, to maintain a healthy-functioning body and reduce the likelihood of an issue with the sciatic nerve.

What Techniques Do Chiropractors Use for Pain Relief?

Chiropractors utilize a number of effective hands-on techniques to treat sciatic nerve pain. These involve manual manipulations of the vertebrae and joints to reduce pain and improve mobility and function. Typically, a chiropractic adjustment is performed using a short lever thrust or specialized tool. Or, a chiropractor will maneuver the body in specific ways to relieve pressure in the joints and areas of the back and neck. Often times, you may hear a popping or cracking sound during an adjustment. This is typically painless and is only gas being released from the fluid surrounding the joints.

Chiropractic care helps to realign problems in the spine, and treat issues with the cartilage, bones, muscles, ligaments, connective tissues, and joints to provide pain relief and improve mobility and function.

If left untreated, sciatica can cause chronic pain that can worsen over time. A chiropractic adjustment is an effective, non-invasive, non-surgical treatment option that works to bring the body’s vertebrae back into balance and alignment, relieving pressure on the sciatic nerve.

For additional information on how a chiropractic treatment can help relieve your sciatica pain, call a Palmercare Chiropractic Clinic today.

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