If you are experiencing a shooting, piercing pain that runs from the lower back down to the legs, you are probably suffering from sciatica pain. Sciatic is the longest nerve in the body running from the buttocks right down to the toes. The nerve can experience pain whenever you have a trapped nerve, disc herniation, Piriformis syndrome, or trigger point referral. Typically, symptoms of sciatica include the following:

• Leg pain that worsens when sitting
• Tingling or burning running down the leg
• Numbness, weakness, or difficulties moving the foot or entire leg
• A consistent pain on one side of your lower back
• An intense and intolerable pain that makes it hard to stand up

While sciatica can be debilitating, chiropractic treatment can relieve it gently and naturally. Here is how chiropractic care can help:

Chiropractic soft tissue work  

This can induce deep muscles relaxation. While regular spa massage may release sore muscles and tension, chiropractic massage is more directed towards soothing and healing sciatica. Chiropractors have the knowledge in the whole musculoskeletal system of your body. They know how and where to apply pressure to ensure that the healing process kicks off.

Heat and cold therapies

Alternating cold and heat therapy has been used by chiropractors to do wonders and provide quick relief from sciatica pain. Heat can release tight muscles. The cold therapies will ease the symptoms of inflammation. The chiropractor understands which treatment is suitable for you, whether to use both and how often to alternate them.

Chiropractic adjustments

A chiropractor can apply spinal manipulations to allow a herniated disc to rest back into position and take the pressure off the sciatic nerve. The adjustments can also free limited spinal movement and restore misaligned vertebral discs. This technique varies from a quick high-velocity thrust to a combination of minimal force and gentle pressure. It allows the chiropractor to gently move the lower back vertebral to avoid pressing on the sciatic nerve. Furthermore, a chiropractor can use the manipulations to ease muscle spasms, which will help with long term relief.

Chiropractic exercises

Moving in particular ways can worsen sciatica pain. Nonetheless, depending on the root cause of the problem, a chiropractor will recommend exercises that not only avoid sciatic nerve aggravation but also help in releasing the pressure that comes from inflamed and tight muscles.

Lifestyle changes

Chiropractors look in all aspects of your life. He or she might recommend a new way to stand, sit, sleep, and lift to protect the positioning of the sciatic nerve. This guidance can help you strengthen the back muscles to keep the disc in place.

Are you searching for a “Chiropractor Near Me” or a Chiropractor in Central London?

Your chiropractor at Glow Health Chiropractic Chiropractic is well trained and equipped to offer relief you need on the pressure and sciatica pain you are feeling so that you can get back to enjoying life. feel free to call us 07376 243726 or book an appointment online. You can locate our Chiropractic clinic in Covent Garden.