Sciatica

Sciatica refers to irritation of the sciatic nerve which is the largest nerve in the body. The nerve emerges from the lower back and travels through the buttock, hips and down the entire leg. You have a sciatic nerve on the left as well as the right however sciatica typically only affects one side at a time.

Causes of sciatica can be spinal stenosis, disc bulge, disc herniation, tight/inflamed muscles of the buttock/hip (piriformis or hamstring).

Symptoms associated with sciatica are typically sharp shooting pain that radiates down the entire leg, numbness and tingling, and even muscle weakness.

We are able to effectively treat sciatica in our office through the use of gentle chiropractic manipulations, therapeutic exercises, laser therapy or spinal decompression (DRX9000). We may use a combination of all of these modalities for the best results.