Whether it’s a sudden, shooting pain down your leg or a persistent ache in your lower back, sciatica can seriously impact your daily life. While medications, injections and even surgery sometimes help people with sciatic nerve pain, physical therapy is the most effective and least invasive way to eradicate the problem.
Nebraska Orthopaedic Newsletter
The Key to Effective Relief is in Your Hands Sciatica & Back Pain:
• Sciatica & Back Pain • Consider Turning to Physical Therapy FIRST • Patient Spotlights • Keep Away Back Pain with These Classroom Posture Tips
Nebraska Orthopaedic Newsletter
The Key to Effective Relief is in Your Hands Sciatica & Back Pain:
Whether it’s a sudden, shooting pain down your leg or a persistent ache in your lower back, sciatica can seriously impact your daily life. While medications, injections and even surgery sometimes help people with sciatic nerve pain, physical therapy is the most effective and least invasive way to eradicate the problem. Physical therapy is invaluable for easing sciatic pain. Its effectiveness stems from the multi-faceted approach your therapist will take in order to reduce the pressure on the nerve. Improving your strength and the flexibility in your hip area can do much to decrease the pressure on your sciatic nerve, which in turn will relieve the pain you feel. The muscle and ligament structure of your hips tend to tighten if you spend too much time sitting. That causes your spine to take on the strain, often leading to sciatic nerve impingement.
To combat this undue pressure, physical therapists work to increase hip mobility by helping you stretch your hip abductors and flexors. This opens up the pathway, which your sciatic nerve runs, so that the nerve is freed from compression. In addition, strengthening hip abductors muscles, as well as building mobility, will enable the muscles and ligaments in your hips to be better aligned. Improved strength in your hip area, allows the effort used in everyday movement to be more evenly distributed, and therefore less apt to result in nerve irritation. Call us today at (402) 721-1112 to speak with a physical therapist about your pain, learn how our services can help you, and request a consultation.
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Consider Turning to Physical Therapy FIRST
A study published in Spine, the respected medical journal, found that, when started early enough, physical therapy is a very effective treatment for sciatica, and one which is more budget-friendly for the average person. The study found that over a one-year period, people who had taken 10 sessions of physical therapy had better results for their sciatic pain than those who were only given guidelines for treatment. The study’s authors attributed the cost-effectiveness of the physical therapy approach in part to using it as a first line of defense against sciatic pain and back pain. For the many patients for whom physical therapy as the primary treatment was sufficient, there wasn’t a need for expensive tests, such as MRIs, or further invasive procedures. If you’re concerned about shooting pains down one leg, buttock aching or lower back pain and numbness -- or any combination of sharp and dull aching anywhere along the sciatic nerve -- contact us right away for a consultation. We’ll work with your doctor to address the specific problems contributing to the ongoing impingement of your sciatic nerve, while also striving to reduce your pain as quickly as possible. Call Nebraska Orthopaedic Physical Therapy at (402) 721-1112 to discover the root cause of your problem, today! We’ll help you unlock sciatica and back pain relief.
Keep Away Back Pain with These Classroom Posture Tips
As the new school season begins, start smart with these helpful posture tips to keep away back pain: The benefits of good posture are more than just looking good, especially as a grade school or college student where you spend most of your time sitting down at a desk in the library or an uncomfortable chair in a lecture hall. No worries, though, we have your back and we have some tips for you to improve your posture without even trying. Adjust Your Backpack One of the reasons your back hurts is because the weight you carry on your backpack. The gap between your back and your backpack is what causes the stress to your back, which damages your posture at the end. To fix this, adjust your backpack handles so it can be as
close to your back as possible to help keep your spine from curving excessively when carrying your backpack. Unload Your Backpack I know, I know, you have a biology exam and you need to bring your chemistry book with you so you can do the lab properly. But carrying everything in your backpack and loading it with heavy school supplies is not good for your back or your posture. If at college, leave the heavy supplies at your dormitory or apartment and take a good walk home every time you need them (say yes to exercise!) or carry them in your hands.This will -literally- take weight from your
have bad posture and back problems. Do not follow this trend, and use both straps of your backpack so the weight is evenly distributed on your back. Stretch Between Classes Practice posture exercises throughout the day, such as when you get up from your desk, or right before breaks and lunch. Practicing better posture at scheduled times will help better posture become a habit. One exercise is imagining a string passing through your body from ceiling to floor, pulling you upward and making you taller. Think of stretching your head toward the ceiling, increasing the space between your rib cage and pelvis. Source: • https://www.uprightpose.com/blogs/news/how- to-improve-your-posture-as-a-college-student •https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/4-ways-to-turn-good- posture-into-less-back-pain
back and will improve your posture. Wear Both Straps of Your Backpack
The cool kids walk around campus carrying their backpacks on just one shoulder, but they also
Patient Spotlights
“I really appreciate the home-friendly exercises they give me to do and the help with finding which ones work best for me.” “Everyone is so great here. I always feel very welcomed and my therapy sessions are thorough and professional. I mainly see Dan Casey who always takes time to listen and explain things/answer all my questions. The assistants have been awesome and very friendly. I’ve been coming here for just about a month and my symptoms have improved so much. I really appreciate the home-friendly exercises they give me to do and the help with finding which ones work best for me. I highly recommend Nebraska Orthopaedic Physical Therapy!” -C.P.
“You will have a great experience here and get the results you want.” “ThepeopleatNebraskaOrthopedicPhysicalTherapyhavebeenamazing. The entire staff is welcoming and great to work with. Carol is extremely welcomingandmakesschedulingeasy! Iwas lucky toworkwithDan,who is knowledgeable in what he does! You will have a great experience here and get the results you want.” - T. B.
Exercise Essential
Roasted Pomegranate Brussel Sprouts
FOUR POINT TRUNK FLEXION & EXTENSION Start on hands and knees. Arch your back up to the ceiling as high as you comfortably can, and hold. Then, arch your back the opposite direction as low as you comfortably can, and hold. Repeat 6 times.
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INGREDIENTS • 1 1/4 lbs brussel sprouts, trimmed & halved • 2 tbsp canola oil • Salt & pepper • 3 tbsp pomegranate molasses
• Seeds from 1 pomegranate • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts • Finely grated zest of 1 lime • 1 tbsp finely grated orange zest
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INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the Brussels sprouts in a medium roasting pan; toss with the canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven until light golden brown and a knife inserted into the centers goes in without any resistance, about 45 minutes. Transfer the sprouts to a large bowl and add the pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, hazelnuts, and lime and orange zests. Season with salt as needed. Courtesy: Bobby Flay
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