Good news For People Suffering With Sciatica
By Peter Olsson
If you or someone you know is suffering with the low back dis-ease "sciatica?" then you know how agonizing and even enfeebling that issue can be. Aside from the uneasiness and discomfort that's felt in the low back, which is sufficiently bad on its own, you're also experiencing some kind of symptoms in 1 or both of your lower outlying areas (any area between the gluteus muscles down to the toes). These symptoms go from pins and needles, numbness to various feelings of agony all experienced in the butt cheeks, back of the legs, calf area, ankle, sole of the foot or the toes.
You are likely wondering what can cause the agony and what to do about it. The exact cause may be different from case to case but in brief sciatica comes from some variety of nerve damage. It might be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by an abnormality of the backbone.
Most individuals will hunt down help from their GP and are often given pain relievers and if this does not 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 variety of disease processes a doctor of chiropractic is a specialist in sicknesses of the spine and is naturaly much more likely to aid in finding the quickest way to cure your sciatica.
There's a growing body of data that chiropractors are highly effective at resolving both acute and persistent sciatica with some research pointing to 80-90% success rates. As well as this there are no side-effects with chiropractic therapy like there are with drug treatment, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For example up to date data has shown that epidural injections often given to cope with the agony of sciatica may improve your chances of spinal fracture through 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 are likely wondering what can cause the agony and what to do about it. The exact cause may be different from case to case but in brief sciatica comes from some variety of nerve damage. It might be a direct compression of the nerve (pinched nerve) but very often it isn't compressed, instead it is stretched, twisted or sheared by an abnormality of the backbone.
Most individuals will hunt down help from their GP and are often given pain relievers and if this does not 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 variety of disease processes a doctor of chiropractic is a specialist in sicknesses of the spine and is naturaly much more likely to aid in finding the quickest way to cure your sciatica.
There's a growing body of data that chiropractors are highly effective at resolving both acute and persistent sciatica with some research pointing to 80-90% success rates. As well as this there are no side-effects with chiropractic therapy like there are with drug treatment, steroid injections or surgical interventions. For example up to date data has shown that epidural injections often given to cope with the agony of sciatica may improve your chances of spinal fracture through 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.