If you or a person you know is suffering with the low back dis-ease "sciatica?" then you know how painful and even draining this problem can be. Aside from the agony and discomfort that is felt in the low back, which is sufficiently bad on its own, you are also experiencing some type of symptoms in one or both of your lower extremities (any region between the butt cheeks down to the toes). These symptoms range from pins and needles, insensibility to varied sensations of discomfort all experienced in the butt cheeks, back of the hamstring, calf area, ankle, sole of the foot or the toes.
You're likely wondering what can cause the discomfort and what to do about it. The precise cause may be different from case to case but in a nutshell sciatica comes from some sort of nerve damage. It may be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by an anomaly of the spine.
Most individuals will hunt down help from their GP and are generally given analgesic treatments and if this doesn't work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best decision is probably to head straight out for your local chiropractor instead. Unlike a GP who must "generalise" in a selection of illness processes a doctor of chiropractic specialises in illnesses of the spine and is thus much more likely to aid in finding the swiftest way to cure your sciatica.
There's a growing body of proof that chiropractic therapists are extremely effective at resolving both acute and chronic sciatica with some data pointing to 80-90% success rates. As well as this there aren't any side effects with chiropractic care like there are with drug treatment, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance latest data has demonstrated that epidural injections often given to deal with the agony of sciatica may improve 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 likely wondering what can cause the discomfort and what to do about it. The precise cause may be different from case to case but in a nutshell sciatica comes from some sort of nerve damage. It may be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by an anomaly of the spine.
Most individuals will hunt down help from their GP and are generally given analgesic treatments and if this doesn't work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best decision is probably to head straight out for your local chiropractor instead. Unlike a GP who must "generalise" in a selection of illness processes a doctor of chiropractic specialises in illnesses of the spine and is thus much more likely to aid in finding the swiftest way to cure your sciatica.
There's a growing body of proof that chiropractic therapists are extremely effective at resolving both acute and chronic sciatica with some data pointing to 80-90% success rates. As well as this there aren't any side effects with chiropractic care like there are with drug treatment, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance latest data has demonstrated that epidural injections often given to deal with the agony of sciatica may improve 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 concentrate on the resolution of sciatica. He works with dozens of people suffering with sciatica every week. You'll find many great articles about sciatica on his website.
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