If you or a person you know is suffering with the low back dis-ease "sciatica?" then you know how painful and even debilitating that issue can be. Apart from the agony and discomfort that is felt in the low back, which is bad enough on its own, you're also experiencing some type of symptoms in 1 or both of your lower outlying areas (any region between the buttocks down to the toes). These symptoms range all the way from pins and needles, insensibility to various sensations of pain all experienced in the buttocks, back of the thighs, calf area, ankle, sole of the foot or the toes.
You're probably wondering what can cause the pain and what to do about it. The exact cause may be different from case to case but in a nutshell sciatica comes from some type of nerve damage. It may be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it's not compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by a defect of the spine.
Most people will seek out help from their GP and are usually given pain killers and if this doesn't work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best decision is likely to head straight out for your local chiropractor as an alternative. Unlike a GP who must "generalise" in a selection of illness processes a doctor of chiropractic is a specialist in illnesses of the backbone and is therefore rather more likely to aid in finding the fastest way to cure your sciatica.
There is a growing body of evidence that chiropractic doctors are extremely effective at resolving both acute and prolonged sciatica with some studies pointing to 80-90% success rates. In addition to this there are no complications with chiropractic therapy like there are with drug therapy, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance up to date information has shown that epidural injections often given to deal with the discomfort of sciatica may raise the probability of spinal fracture all though your life.
If you are suffering with sciatica then seek out help as soon as you can, because the earlier you deal with the problem the easier it will be to cure.
You're probably wondering what can cause the pain and what to do about it. The exact cause may be different from case to case but in a nutshell sciatica comes from some type of nerve damage. It may be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it's not compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by a defect of the spine.
Most people will seek out help from their GP and are usually given pain killers and if this doesn't work wait for a physiotherapy referral. But when you suffer with sciatica your best decision is likely to head straight out for your local chiropractor as an alternative. Unlike a GP who must "generalise" in a selection of illness processes a doctor of chiropractic is a specialist in illnesses of the backbone and is therefore rather more likely to aid in finding the fastest way to cure your sciatica.
There is a growing body of evidence that chiropractic doctors are extremely effective at resolving both acute and prolonged sciatica with some studies pointing to 80-90% success rates. In addition to this there are no complications with chiropractic therapy like there are with drug therapy, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For instance up to date information has shown that epidural injections often given to deal with the discomfort of sciatica may raise the probability of spinal fracture all though your life.
If you are suffering with sciatica then seek out help as soon as you can, because the earlier you deal with the problem the easier it will be to cure.
About the Author:
Peter Olsson qualified as a doctor of chiropractic in 2005 and has gone on to concentrate on the resolution of sciatica. He works with dozens of people suffering with sciatica every week. You'll find many great articles about sciatica on his website.
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