Your Wichita Chiropractor Has Years of Experience Successfully Treating Sciatica
May 7th, 2010 | by admin |As a Wichita Chiropractor for more than twenty years, I have helped a significant number of patients suffering from sciatic pain, so I know from experience just how incapacitating the pain from sciatica can be. Sciatica sufferers are unfortunately all too familiar with the type of deep pain that frequently radiates through the lower part of their body, persists during the day and restricts almost all of their daily activities.
Are you wondering if your low back pain could be caused by sciatica? If your pain travels from your low back, through your buttock(s), down the large sciatic nerve in the back of one or both legs, and possibly penetrates into one or both knees, you are probably suffering from sciatica. Also, sitting, as well as activity, can be painful. Commonly lying down will reduce, or sometimes even temporarily eliminate the pain. However, you should be alerted to the fact that sciatica will not go away without appropriate care.
Radiculopathy
A radiculopathy is a medical term that describes a condition where a disc has protruded from its natural position in the vertebral column and is putting pressure on the radicular nerve (nerve root) that forms part of the sciatic nerve in the lower back. This type of pressure can generate excruciating pain.
Prolonged sitting, particularly in an improper position, can cause imbalances in the muscles surrounding the spine and added pressure on the intervertebral discs. A specific event or injury isn’t commonly the cause of sciatica, but rather sciatica has a tendency to evolve over time due to everyday wear and tear on the vertebrae of the lower spine. Over the course of time the lower spine can lose its ability to function normally during common stresses.
If this occurs, the intervertebral disc incurs small fissures or cracks that then allow the soft nucleus to protrude the disc outward. Pain is created as the disc pushes on sensitive tissues. This occurrence is commonly known as a ruptured, or slipped, disc. If the disc presses on the spinal nerve, an individual can develop sciatica. The good news is that most disc challenges, including sciatica, can be totally alleviated with chiropractic manipulation and therapy that frequently includes postural exercises.
Periformis Syndrome
Another condition that creates sciatic pain is periformis syndrome. Periformis syndrome happens when the periformis muscle, which is superficial to the sciatic nerve, goes into spasm and irritates the nerve. Along with chiropractic treatment, this type of sciatica can be significantly relieved by sciatica stretches that your chiropractor can recommend.
It is crucial for you to seek chiropractic attention if you are experiencing sciatic pain. If you are in the Wichita area, as your Wichita Chiropractor, I invite you to come in to see if I can get you out of pain and help you to get your life back!
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