Chiropractic and Sciatica
Sciatica affects up to 40% of people, but its commonality doesn’t make it any less painful. If you suffer from sciatica, you don’t have to turn to expensive and addictive pain medications. Chiropractic introduces a safe and successful way to help you ease the pain for good.
If you need chiropractic care in Omaha, you can trust Green Chiropractic to help. Our Omaha Chiropractors each have over 17 years of experience and are dedicated doctors qualified to treat your sciatica effectively so that you can once again live a high quality of life that’s pain-free.
Green Chiropractic helps relieve Sciatic Nerve Pain
Sciatica refers to pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve. It is caused by the pinching of large nerve in the lower back. The sciatic nerve travels from the lower back through the hips and buttocks, down each leg, into the feet.
- Moderate to severe pain in lower back, buttock and down your leg.
- Numbness or weakness in your lower back, buttock, leg or feet.
- Pain that worsens with movement; loss of movement.
- “Pins and needles” feeling in your legs, toes or feet.
It may feel like a mild tingling, dull ache, burning sensation to sharp and severe pain. In some cases, the pain is severe enough to make a person unable to move. The pain most often occurs on one side. Some people have sharp pain in one part of the leg or hip and numbness in other parts.
What Causes Sciatica?
Sciatica happens when pressure is placed on the sciatica nerve. Factors that can contribute to sciatica are:
- Herniated or bulging discs
- Spinal stenosis
- Degenerative disc disease
- Spondylolisthesis
- Piriformis syndrome
- Injury and traumas
- Regular wear and tear from age
- Repetitive motions
- Muscle imbalances