If you’ve experienced back pain, and even leg pain, you might have a deeper issue. Your minor aches and pinched nerves could be symptomatic of sciatica. While “sciatica” may sound serious, it’s entirely curable.
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If you’ve experienced back pain, and even leg pain, you might have a deeper issue. Your minor aches and pinched nerves could be symptomatic of sciatica. While “sciatica” may sound serious, it’s entirely curable. What Is Sciatica? Sciatica is pain that radiates alongside the sciatic nerve. This nerve, which branches from your lower back — spanning across your hips, buttocks, and legs — can be injured or stressed in several ways. Mayo Clinic has pinpointed the most common cause of sciatica-related pain: inflammation along the spine, where compressed nerves are aggravated. While sciatica pain can be great, it can be treated. A lot of sciatica cases, in fact, can be resolved without operation — and in a few weeks. Even if you’ve suffered severe sciatica spawned from leg weakness, bladder changes or nerve issues, there’s still hope. What Causes Sciatica? In most cases, sciatica occurs when one of the back’s disks is herniated. It
can also happen if the spine narrows — an effect called spinal stenosis. As we age, our backs undergo a lot of stress. This stress takes a toll, causing inflammation in several areas. If this inflammation reaches a certain point, it may compress these nerves — resulting in pain. What Are the Symptoms of Sciatica? Sciatica back pain is normally noticed as a pain radiating from the lower back. Often, this pain extends to the buttock, spiraling down the leg. If you’re suffering from sciatica, you might feel the discomfort anywhere along this nerve pathway. The pain can even extend to the calf. The pain itself can be dull, aching or even sharp. In some cases, the compressed nerve may feel like it burns, causing considerable pain. In other cases, the compressed nerve may simply issue a sharp jolt of pain. Some people experiencing sciatica may even have leg numbness, tingling or weakness. If sciatica isn’t treated, it can hinder mobility altogether.
A little prevention goes a long way. If you want to avoid future back pain, you can make sure you’re being good to your back. Ifyou’reexperiencingsciatica,contactaphysician immediately.Medical News Today asserts that over-the-counter painkillers may alleviate pain, but in-depth physical therapy is often needed. Physical therapy can reduce sciatic compression by carefully introducing exercises and relaxing treatments. Thesetreatments,handpickedbymedicalprofessionals,cancompletely eliminatesciaticaovertime. Ifyou’reexperiencingbackpain,don’twait. Call one of our professionals today, and ask about physical therapy options. Your mobility is important, and your back can absolutely be healed. Do you experience pain with any of the following tasks: Do you have back pain or leg pain with standing or walking? Do you have a shooting pain in your leg when you stand up? Do you need to sit down for a minute for the pain to go away? HOW PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP
TRY THIS 30 SECOND SELF-TEST TO SEE IF YOU MIGHT HAVE SCIATICA: 1. Sitting on a chair, look down. 2. Straighten one leg, with toes in the air. 3. Repeat for the other side. What it means: If the leg with pain, numbness or tingling does not go up as high as the other leg, you likely have Sciatica. Your next step is to see what is causing the pressure on your sciatic nerve. Call us today to schedule an appointment. Empower Physical Therapy can help you relieve your Sciatica pain.
Take charge of your back pain by calling or by visiting our website at empoweralaska.com. We can help get your life back.
Sources: https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/what-is-sciatica#1 https://www.medicinenet.com/sciatica/article.htm https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sciatica/ symptoms-causes/syc-20377435 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7619.php
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PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE Do not attempt to lift by bending forward. Bend your hips and
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knees to squat down to your load,keep itclosetoyourbody, andstraightenyour legsto lift. Never liftaheavyobjectabove shoulder level. Avoid turning or twisting your body while lifting
on for a year and a half because of her back problems and his “dry needling” treatments, which we had never heard of before, have definitely helped her. We recently found out that Jacob can also treat BPPV, which is the conditionofseveredizzinesscausedbycrystals in the inner ear getting out of place. We would highlyrecommendEmpowerPhysicalTherapy to anyone in need of Physical Therapy.” - Donald B.
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30min Graston/Trigger point massage-$120 $60 30min Dry needling/Trigger point massage-$120 $60 WHATDOESDRYNEEDLINGTREAT?
o Upper Back and Shoulder o Low back pain o Herniated or Bulging disk o Hip Bursitis
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Dry needling is a treatment technique designed to eliminate trigger points within muscles and other soft tissues. This reduces pain, muscle tension and increases mobility We are offering the special in both Anchorage and Wasilla!
EXERCISE ESSENTIALS TRY THESE EXERCISES TO RELIEVE PAIN Prone Press-Ups Lie in a prone position, place your palms on the floor at your sides and lift your head and upper torso up. Hold for at least 1 to 2 seconds. Repeat 10 times. WE ARE LOCATED IN WASILLA & ANCHORAGE!
Piriformis Stretch Lie on your back and bring one knee to your chest across your body, keeping the other foot flat on the floor. Keep your lower back pressed to the floor. Hold for at least 15 to 30 seconds. Repeat 2 to 4 times with each leg.
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