"The
pain may hit suddenly like a lightning bolt or it may cause a
constant nagging ache, deep within your hip area." Chances are,
you may never experience anything quite as painful in your entire
life. Sciatica sufferers say it's like having an excruciating
toothache in the leg.
You
don't have to suffer needlessly from sciatic pain and you
shouldn't depend on drugs to get the relief you're looking for.
Drugs only mask the symptoms; they can't correct your structural
problem.
What
is sciatica?
Sciatica
is a term that refers to the painful inflammation of the sciatic
nerve, the longest nerve in the body. Your sciatic nerve is formed
from 5 nerve roots in your lower back, which join together deep in
your pelvis. From there, the sciatic nerve divides into many
branch nerves that serve your muscles, joints, skin and other
tissues in your legs and feet.
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What
causes your sciatic pain?
- Improper lifting.
- Cumulative spinal stress.
- Sudden impact or trauma.
- Old injury.
- Lack of exercise.
- Over exertion.
The
results are often the same-spinal misalignments or subluxations.
Subluxations can occur following a car accident, a fall, or a
sports injury, being over weight... or even an allergic reaction
can lead to a spinal subluxation.
Left
uncorrected, subluxations can cause the opening between your
vertebrae to narrow and compress, irritating and stretching your
nerves. Sciatica can often be traced to one or more misaligned
vertebra.
The
most common cause of sciatica is an irritation of nerve roots as
they exit from your spine. Eventually, damaged nerves can restrict
your joint movement, which interferes with the transport of
lubrication to your discs. When unhealthy discs dry out, this
cause the gel-like center to bulge out or herniated. The bulging
or herniated disc matter can press against your sciatic nerve,
causing further irritation. Irreversible damage may occur if the
nerve interference is not removed. That's where chiropractic comes
in!
The
goal of chiropractic is to locate the specific misaligned
vertebrae and remove the resulting nerve irritation. Gentle
chiropractic spinal adjustments can correct the underlying cause
of your sciatica.
Early
sciatic pain is often so mild that most people ignore it
altogether. Prompt chiropractic care can help prevent sciatica or
stop its progression. A recent Canadian study, published in the
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, found that
90% of the patients reported improvement with chiropractic care
that were experiencing low back pain and radiating leg pain or
numbness.
Call us at (813) 350-9100 before the pain starts. It is
easier to maintain a healthy spine than it is to treat an
unhealthy one.
SF
Chiropractic Clinic In Tampa for your Back Pain, Auto accident
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