Intense leg pain…numbness…tingling or burning pain radiating throughout your lower back. Any or all of these symptoms are frequently associated with sciatica.
Sciatica is an extremely painful condition involving your sciatic nerve. Your sciatic nerve is the largest and longest nerve in the human body which extends along the back of the leg from the buttocks to the inside of the ankle. When your sciatic nerve becomes inflamed or stressed in any way, the result is often an agonizing, excruciating and temporarily debilitating problem. Many people often mistakenly refer to this condition as a “slipped disc”.
If you are experiencing painful sciatic nerve symptoms, you may feel discouraged and helpless. You may be thinking that this type of excruciating pain and physical incapacity may mean surgery and that nothing could possibly help your sciatic pain.
Studies have suggested that chiropractic care to be helpful in the relief of symptoms of sciatica. Dr Colestock is ready to work with you to alleviate your discomfort and restore you to better health as quickly as possible.
By designing a sciatica treatment program especially for you, Dr Colestock may be able to help you on your way to feeling better naturally through a gentler approach to chiropractic care using the Activator Method; without resorting to the other drastic snap-crackle-pop methods other chiropractors use that are often more costly and no more effective.
It is important to note that recovery time from sciatica is usually much slower than recovery from simple back pain. While relief from sciatica treatment may be obtained in a short period of time, it is worth remembering that the severity of the condition may require longer treatment.
Studies show that after one month, 30% of people with sciatica recover with conservative management; 50% recover in three months; 70% recover in six months. Whereas, 80%-90% of cases involving simple back pain are resloved within one month.
Possible causes of sciatica are:
- Sprained Ligament
- Disc Bulge
- Jammed Facet Joint
Sciatic pain is a difficult condition in that it may involve muscles, bones, discs, ligaments, and nerves which each require several steps in the healing process. Dr Colestock’s goal is not to merely bring relief to your pain but to identify and correct the source of your problem as well.
Contact Dr Colestock’s office now at 517.663.8825 to set an appointment to alleviate your sciatica pain and get some relief and back on the road to recovery.