MAKING MOVES TO UNDERSTAND SCIATICA BACK PAIN
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.
treated, it can hinder mobility altogether. How Our Multidisciplinary Practitioners Can Help with Sciatica If you’re experiencing sciatica, contact our multidisciplinaryclinic immediately.Over-the- counter painkillers may alleviate pain in the short term, but in-depth manual therapy and rehabilitativeexercise isthelongtermsolutionof choice.OurteamofPhysiotherapists,Massage therapists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Acupuncturistscanreducesciaticacompression by carefully introducing exercises and relaxing treatments.Thesetreatments,hand-pickedby professionals,canreduceoreliminatesciatica over time. If you’re experiencing back pain, don’t wait. Call us today and ask about our manual 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
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. What Are the Symptoms of Sciatica? Sciaticabackpain isnormallynoticedasapain radiating from the lower back. Often, this pain extends to the buttock, spiraling down the leg andextendingtothecalf. Ifyou’resufferingfrom sciatica,youmightfeelthediscomfortanywhere along this nerve pathway. Thepain itselfcanbedull,achingorevensharp. Insomecases,thecompressednervemay feel like it burns. In other cases, the compressed nervemaysimply issueasharp joltofpain.Some peopleexperiencingsciaticamayexperienceleg numbness,tinglingorweakness. Ifsciatica isn’t
EXERC I SE ESSENT I ALS USE THIS EXERCISE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE 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 frommoving. Next, perform the same exercise with your other leg. Repeat 10 times.
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