What Is Sciatica?

Sciatica refers to a condition where the
sciatic nerve which the thickest nerve
in the body which extends from the lower
back through the hips all the way down
the leg is either irritated, pinched,
inflamed. There’s various conditions
that can cause it. The most common being
areas of the spine where the disc are,
where the facet joints are, uh where the
actual nerve extends through the spine
here. things like disc degeneration,
disc herniation, disc bulges, foramos
stenosis where the spine canal is
getting narrowed and choking off that
nerve. A lot of these conditions will
create inflammation and irritate uh a
branch or branches of those nerves that
lead down the leg and cause those
symptoms into the leg like pain,
numbness, tingling, weakness. Now,
there’s also other conditions that can
actually mimic sciatica. things like
paraphformis syndrome where the
parapformis muscle is irritated, tight
hamstrings, problems in the hip,
dysfunction in the hip. Uh also any type
of malalignment of the spine can also
irritate those nerves. So as a
chiropractor, what I’m looking for
specifically is a lack of proper motion
in those lower lumbar segments. I’m
looking for any type of malalignment,
dysfunction of the hip, making sure that
those nerves are not irritated, creating
that inflammation. And the goal is
simple. The goal is to put motion in
areas where it’s not moving properly.
The goal is to reduce the inflammation.
The goal is to realign the spine, taking
pressure off those delicate nerves. And
this all gives your body the opportunity
to properly heal. That’s all we’re doing
is we’re kind of setting this setting
everything straight where the spine can
take over and the body can take over and
heal properly. anything that’s causing
that lack of proper uh healing, we want
to restore and allow your body to do its
job it’s intended to do. If you’re
suffering with any type of back pain,
leg pain, sciatica, any of these
conditions, don’t hesitate to shoot us a
message, give us a call, and we’d be
happy to help. Talk to you soon.