If you or someone you know is suffering with the low back dis-ease "sciatica?" then you know how agonizing and even debilitating this problem can be. Apart from the pain and pain that is felt in the low back, which is bad enough by itself, you're also experiencing some form of symptoms in one or both of your lower outlying areas (any area between the gluteus muscles down to the toes). These symptoms range from pins and needles, insensibility to varied feelings of agony all experienced in the butt cheeks, back of the legs, calf area, ankle, sole of the foot or the toes.
You are likely wondering what can cause the discomfort and what to do about it. The precise cause may change from individual to individual but in brief sciatica comes from some type of nerve damage. It could be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by a defect of the spine.
Most people will search out help from their GP and are generally given pain killers and if this doesn't work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best call is likely 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 sicknesses of the spine and is thus much more likely to aid in finding the swiftest way to resolve your sciatica.
There's a growing body of evidence that chiropractors are very effective at resolving both acute and chronic sciatica with some studies pointing to 80-90% success rates. In addition to this there aren't any complications with chiropractic treatment like there are with drug therapy, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance recent info has demonstrated that epidural injections regularly given to address the pain of sciatica may raise the probability of spinal fracture through 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 are likely wondering what can cause the discomfort and what to do about it. The precise cause may change from individual to individual but in brief sciatica comes from some type of nerve damage. It could be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by a defect of the spine.
Most people will search out help from their GP and are generally given pain killers and if this doesn't work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best call is likely 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 sicknesses of the spine and is thus much more likely to aid in finding the swiftest way to resolve your sciatica.
There's a growing body of evidence that chiropractors are very effective at resolving both acute and chronic sciatica with some studies pointing to 80-90% success rates. In addition to this there aren't any complications with chiropractic treatment like there are with drug therapy, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance recent info has demonstrated that epidural injections regularly given to address the pain of sciatica may raise the probability of spinal fracture through 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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