If you’ve ever had sciatic nerve pain – aka sciatica – you know it can be painful and can impede your mobility. Sciatica is a common condition that affects many people.
Most cases of mild sciatica resolve on their own, but it doesn’t resolve on its own, you can suffer chronic pain (leg pain, back pain, and more) and muscle weakness. Chiropractic care can relieve sciatic nerve pain without medication and is generally considered a safe treatment option.
What is sciatica?
Your sciatic nerve travels from your lower back, past your hips, and down each leg. Sciatica pain can be found anywhere along this path and sometimes is felt through the entire length, like a rope being pulled tight along your back and legs.
The pain, which can be mildly annoying to debilitatingly painful, is triggered when the sciatic nerve gets pinched. It could make your affected leg and foot feel numb or weak.
This most common cause of sciatica is a disk in your spine that presses on the sciatic nerve. It also occurs when a bone spur presses on the nerve or when your spine is narrowed and puts pressure on the nerve.
How can chiropractic care help?
Chiropractic care uses spinal manipulation and other manual therapies to relieve pain, which is why it is a perfect option for treating sciatica.
Every patient is different, so your chiropractor will ask you some questions to properly diagnose your condition and treat it effectively. By manually adjusting your spine in the right place, a chiropractor can relieve the pressure on your sciatic nerve and reduce or eliminate pain. Sometimes, it can take more than visit to the chiropractor to fully resolve the issue.
Because your spine is constantly moving, regular chiropractic care – also known as maintenance or preventative chiropractic – is recommended to keep the condition from returning. Your chiropractor also might recommend stretches to do at home to help. Chiropractors are experts in how the body moves and can offer recommendations on proper posture and other movements to prevent sciatica in the future.
Contact Walker Chiropractic today
Dr. Chris Walker, at Walker Chiropractic in Augusta, has extensive training and many years of experience in treating sciatica. If you are experiencing back pain, sciatic pain, headaches, neck pain or join pain, contact us today.
You certainly don’t have to be in pain to benefit from chiropractic treatment. Regular adjustments can help you feel better, move easier and prevent pain and injuries.
Contact Walker Chiropractic today to find out how chiropractic care can benefit you!
