What You Need To Know About Sciatica

Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which starts from your lower back to your hips and buttocks and down to your legs. It usually affects only one side of the lower body. Depending on where the sciatic nerve is affected, the pain may also radiate up to the foot or toe.

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For some people, sciatica pain can be severe and debilitating. While for others, sciatica symptoms might be irritating and infrequent but have the possibility to get worse.

Symptoms

Some combination of the following symptoms are most common:

• Constant pain in only one side of the buttock or leg
• Pain typically described as searing or sharp rather than dull
• weakness or numbness when moving the leg or foot
• Lower back pain which when experienced is not as severe as leg pain

Causes

Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve becomes pinched which is usually by a herniated disk in your spine or by an overgrowth bone on your vertebrae. In some cases, the nerve can be compressed by a tumor or damaged by a disease like diabetes.

Treatments

Sciatic nerve pain can be treated in different ways. Some of the treatments that can be done includes:

• Chiropractic/manual manipulation
• Acupuncture
• Cognitive behaviour therapy
• Epidural steroid injections

Aside from the treatment methods mentioned above, another treatment which is proven to be effective is the Laser Assisted Spinal Restoration. This treatment utilizes 2 of the most technologically advanced treatments for back and neck pain, Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression and Class 4 Medical Laser Therapy.

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