Sciatica

While sciatica pain can be debilitating, Chiropractic treatment can relieve it gently and naturally. The FCRC treats the pain without costly and harmful side effects. With that said, here is how the FCRC can help relieve your sciatica pain…

• Accurate Diagnosis of Sciatica: Chiropractic care is founded on the basis that subluxated vertabrae can lead to pain and reduced function and mobility. If you are experiencing sciatic pain, a Chiropractor will examine and review your medical history to determine the cause of the pain. Chiropractic treatment helps the body heal itself without drugs nor surgery.
• Chiropractic Neuromuscular Massage Therapy: The Chiropractic type of massage (or medical massage) is an intense way of relieving the sciatica pain. It induces deep muscle relaxation, trigger point therapy and release of endorphins that act as natural painkillers. While regular spa massage may release sore muscles and tension, Chiropractic massage is more directed towards healing sciatica. Licensed Massage Therapist at FCRC have the knowledge of the entire musculoskeletal system of your body. Our LMT's will consult with Dr. Winters & Dr. Donner regarding your particular physical needs.
• Cold Laser Therapy: Cold Laser Therapy has been used by the FCRC to do wonders and provide quick relief from sciatica pain. The cold laser therapies will slow down the blood flow and help ease the symptoms of inflammation. The FCRC utilizes the Cold Laser on all areas of the body, including extremeties.
• Chiropractic Adjustments: The basis of Chiropractic adjustments is spinal manipulation. Adjustments will allow a herniated disc to rest back into position and take the pressure off the sciatic nerve. The adjustments can also help increase spinal movement and restore misaligned vertebral discs. Adjustments consist of a quick high velocity thrust to a combination of minimal force and gentle pressure. Adjustments gently move the lower back vertebral to avoid pressing on the sciatic nerve. This will lessen pain, as well as regain nerve signal flow and mobility. The FCRC uses spinal manipulations to ease muscle spasms, which will utimately help achieve long term relief.
• Chiropractic Rehabilitative Exercises: A simple movement can worsen sciatica pain. Depending on the root cause of the problem, the FCRC will recommend rehabilitative exercises that not only avoid sciatic nerve aggravation but also help in releasing the pressure that comes from inflamed and tight muscles. Our rehabilitative exercises include stretching programs that you can do at home.
• Lifestyle changes: At the FCRC, we the whole person approach. We take into account your daily lifestyle and activities. We may recommend a new way for you to stand , sit, sleep, and lift to protect the positioning of the sciatic nerve. Posture guidance can help you strengthen your back muscles to keep your discs in place. That is crucial because, the stronger the back is, the less likely discs will slip to put pressure on the sciatic nerve.

If you are experiencing a shooting, piercing pain that runs from the lower back down to the legs, you are probably suffering from sciatica pain. Sciatic is the longest nerve in the body running from the buttocks right down to the toes. The nerve can experience pain whenever you have a pinched nerve, disc herniation, Piriformis syndrome, or trigger point referral. Typically, symptoms of sciatica include the following:

• Leg pain that worsens when sitting
• Tingling or burning running down the leg
• Numbness, weakness, or difficulties moving the foot or entire leg
• A consistent pain on one side of your lower back
• An intense and intolerable pain that makes it hard to stand up

Sciatica pain can be incapacitating and debilitating. It is very common, but there is no reason you should have to suffer from it. With proper diagnosis, you can gain relief by starting a treatment program and keeping your consistent with your care plan appointments and at home rehabilitative exercises. The FCRC is well trained and equipped to offer the relief you need to relieve the pain you are feeling so that you can get back to enjoying life!