It is an extremely common battle to deal with sciatica inflammation and pain. Understanding the reason for the pain is helpful in recovery.
Understanding The Condition
The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body, starting in the lower back and running from the spine to the lower leg, controlling the muscles in that area of the body. It is responsible for all the sensory processes in the lower body, not just limited to your thigh, but also includes the buttocks and lower legs down to your feet.
When this nerve becomes inflamed or irritated, sciatica occurs. Sciatica refers to the irritation, but not the cause of the pain or discomfort.
Symptoms Connected To Sciatica
Sciatica can be commonly distinguished by consistent pain along a single pathway of the body, specific to one side. People experiencing this pain can also experience tingling, aching, or burning sensations.
It is easy to pinpoint the location of this discomfort. Patients will describe this as being poked with needles in their legs, buttocks, hips, or lower back, and can be commonly paired with weakness in the leg or foot.
This tends to progress slowly and is not typically originated by sharp intense pain. Sciatica pain is triggered by body positions like sitting, bending, or even involuntary coughing or sneezing motions.
Seek Treatment
Speaking to a physician is the first course of action in battling sciatica pain. It is important to take into consideration all variables including your medical history and how you are experiencing this pain.
Neurologic evaluation is imperative to the diagnosis of this problem and will include a focus on legs, spine, sensory strength in relation to the performance of specific activities. Reflexes, muscle strength, and movement patterns will be considered in this diagnosis.
Typically, conservative methods for treating sciatica is preferred, among these chiropractic care. There can be many underlying causes of sciatic pain, and treatments will be tailored to your personal instigators.
Non-invasive treatments are preferential in dealing with this as medicinal and surgical intervention is not ideal. The goal with treatment by a chiropractor will be to not only reduce but eliminate the cause of the pain while focusing on improper spinal alignment.
In turn, this will help restore normal function and motion, which will reduce the inflammation causing a sciatica flare-up.
Contact AICA Atlanta For Relief
Please call our Atlanta chiropractors at (404) 889-8828 if you feel sciatica is affecting your life and allow us to help you feel better.