AthleticAdvantagePT_Understanding Sciatica Back Pain

Do you have back pain or leg pain with standing or walking? A 30-SECOND SELF-TEST FOR SCIATICA 1. Sit on a chair and keep good posture. 2 . Straighten one of your legs out in front of you while pointing your toes to the sky. Pay attention to how high your leg can go and if you have any pain, numbness, or tingling. 3. Place your leg back down to resting position, and repeat the same movement with the opposite leg. Do you have a shooting pain in your leg when you stand up?

Are you experiencing numbness, tingling, or burning along the back of your leg? Take this 30-second self- test to see if you might have sciatica:

What Your Results Mean: If the leg with pain, numbness or tingling does not go up as high as the other leg, or your symptoms increase, you need to be assessed by a physical therapist. This test is a good start in realizing that there is a problem, but it is not specific enough to rule in sciatica with 100%certainty. The primary cause of your symptoms needs to be identified and treated. Give us a call today at (214) 383-0623 or visit our website at aaphysicaltherapy.com to find out more about how we can help.

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THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

WHAT IS THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE? • Therapeutic exercise incorporates a wide range of activities that help you regain or maintain your strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, endurance, or stability. • Therapeutic exercises are typically performed as a part of a physical therapy treatment plan specific to each individual and often as a follow up to manual therapy techniques. THERAPY RESULTS • Increase Range of Motion and Muscle Performance • Promote better posture, balance, and coordination

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