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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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 and extending to the calf. If you’re suffering from sciatica, you might feel the discomfort anywhere along this nerve pathway. The pain itself can be dull, aching or even sharp. In some cases, the compressed nerve may feel like it burns. In other cases, the compressed nerve may simply issue a sharp jolt of pain. Some people experiencing sciatica may experience leg numbness, tingling or weakness. If sciatica isn’t treated, it can hinder mobility altogether .
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. The most common cause of sciatica-related pain is inflammation along the spine, where compressed nerves are aggravated.
While sciatica pain can be intense, it is treatable. A lot of sciatica cases, in fact, can be resolved without operation — and within just 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 discs are 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.
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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? Take this 30-second 30-SECOND SELF-TEST FOR SCIATICA
self-test to see if you might have 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. What Your Results Mean
If you’re experiencing sciatica, contact a physical therapist immediately. Over-the-counter painkillers may alleviate pain, but in-depth physical therapy is able to target pain at the source. By carefully introducing exercises and relaxing treatments, physical therapy can reduce sciatica compression. These treatments, hand-picked by professionals, can completely eliminate sciatica over time. If you’re experiencing back pain, don’t wait. Call one of our professionals today at (940) 683-5575, and ask about physical therapy options. Your mobility is important, and your back can be healed. Sources: webmd.com/back-pain/what-is-sciatica#1 medicinenet.com/sciatica/article.htm mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sciatica/symptoms-causes/syc-20377435 medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7619.php PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP Tuesday, January 28th | 6:30-7:30pm 1116 Halsell Street, Bridgeport, TX 76426 • Do you suffer with back pain or leg pain when you stand or walk? • Do you have pain when you sit for long periods or drive? • Do you experience pain, numbness or tingling into your butt, groin, or down your leg? • Does your back ever “go out” if you move the wrong way? • And are you afraid your pain will get worse if you don’t do anything about it? If you have answered YES to any of those questions, the Back Pain & Sciatica Workshop may be a LIFE CHANGING event for you… And remember it is FREE! Seating is limited. Register today on our website at www.foundation-therapy.com FREE BACK PAIN & SCIATICA WORKSHOP
If the leg with pain, numbness or tingleing does not go up as high as the other leg, you likely have sciatica. Give us a call today at (940) 683-5575 and find out how we can help.
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Brace Marching While lying on your back with your knees bent, tighten your stomach by drawing in your belly button close to your spine. Slowly raise up one foot a few inches and then set it back down, and continue as if marching for two minutes. Try not to move your pelvis or back while moving your legs. Drawing in your stomach helps to keep your spine from moving. Repeat with your other leg. Repeat 10 times.
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"For 6 months, I had pain from my sciatic area. I had gone to my doctor and tried heat, cold, steroid shot, anti-inflammatory. Finally, the specialist referred me to PT. Kelli has been fabulous at strengthening my “core” and working through my pain levels. When I seemed to hit a plateau, I did dry needling. What
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a relief!! That was exactly what I needed to achieve a sharp decreased pain level. Kelli gave me exercises to do at home. After dry needling, my pain level dropped to 1 or 0 in a matter of hours. PT is a great answer for a sciatic issue if you will work half as hard as your physical therapist does. " – K. C.
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