Chiropractor in Wichita Advises: Don’t Let Sciatic Pain Interfere With Your Life
February 19th, 2010 | by admin |I know from over twenty years experience as a Chiropractor in Wichita assisting individuals suffering from sciatic pain that the affliction can be extremely debilitating. Those who suffer from sciatica are sadly all too familiar with the deep radiating pain that accompanies their waking hours each day and interferes with almost all of their daily activities.
Could your low back pain be caused by sciatica? You are probably suffering from sciatica if your pain radiates from your low back, through one or both sides of your buttocks, down the large sciatic nerve in the back of your leg(s), and possibly shoots into one or both knees. Moreover, sitting, as well as movement, can be painful. Often lying down will reduce, or sometimes even temporarily eliminate the pain. But, it’s important for you to be aware that sciatica will not go away without appropriate management.
Radiculopathy
A radiculopathy is a medical term that describes a condition where a disc has protruded from its natural position in the vertebral column and is causing pressure on the radicular nerve, or nerve root, that forms part of the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Such pressure is extremely painful.
Additional pressure on the intervertebral discs, as well as imbalances in the muscles surrounding the spine, can take place during and after long periods of sitting, specifically in an improper position. Generally, a specific event or injury doesn’t cause sciatica, more often sciatica tends to develop over time as a result of general wear and tear on the structures of the lower spine. Over the course of time the lower spine can lose its normal functioning capabilities during everyday stresses.
Ultimately, the intervertebral disc undergoes small fissures or cracks, which then permit the soft nucleus to protrude the disc outward. If the disc pushes on sensitive tissues, it causes the pain that is commonly referred to as a ruptured, or slipped, disc. Sciatica is the result of the disc pressing on the spinal nerve. With chiropractic manipulation and management, which usually includes postural exercises, the majority of disc problems, including sciatica, can be significantly decreased.
Periformis Syndrome
Another condition that creates sciatic pain is periformis syndrome. Periformis syndrome develops when the periformis muscle, which is superficial to the sciatic nerve, goes into spasm and irritates the nerve. In combination with chiropractic manipulation, this kind of sciatica can be significantly relieved by sciatica stretches that your chiropractor can recommend.
It is essential for you to see your chiropractor for treatment if you are experiencing sciatic pain. If you are in the Wichita area, as your Chiropractor in Wichita, I invite you to come in to see if I can get you out of pain and help you to get your life back!
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