Understanding Sciatica and Your Sciatica Treatment Options
Sciatica is a collection of symptoms that cause back pain, numbness, tingling, nerve pain, and trouble walking or standing. While sciatica can go away on its own, you may need chiropractic sciatica treatment if your symptoms persist more than two weeks. At Marsh Chiropractic and Wellness Center, Dr. Scott Marsh offers chiropractic sciatica treatment in Maryville, TN. Keep reading or learn more about the symptoms of sciatica, its causes, and how chiropractic care can relieve sciatica pain.
What Causes Sciatica?
Dr. Marsh focuses on treating the root cause of your sciatica symptoms. The most common causes of sciatica are a herniated disc, bone spur, arthritis of the spine, age-related disc degeneration, nerve damage or compression, and spinal conditions like spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome, and spondylolisthesis.
How Do You Know if You Have Sciatica?
The most common sciatica symptom is nerve pain. Nerve pain feels like a burning or itching pain, and it typically radiates along the nerve’s pathway, from your neck down one arm or from your back down one leg. Other sciatica symptoms include:
- Numbness, weakness, or tingling in the leg, arm, foot, or hand
- Trouble standing or walking
- Trouble holding objects or completing tasks
- Pain that worsens with movement or feels worse after being at rest for a long period
Our Chiropractic Sciatica Treatment Options
The cause of your sciatica will determine which chiropractic treatment option will be most effective. In some cases, Dr. Marsh will recommend combining therapies to increase your chances of pain relief, healing, and rehabilitation. The most effective sciatica treatment options are:
- Chiropractic Adjustments – During a chiropractic adjustment, Dr. Marsh will use his hands to apply controlled force to your lumbar or cervical spine. He can shift the spine back into alignment and relieve pressure on the sciatic nerve. Adjustments allow blood, oxygen, and nutrients to flow to the injured area.
- Instrument Adjustments – During an instrument adjustment, Dr. Marsh will use an Arthrostim to apply force to your spine. This instrument allows for precise and controlled correction of spinal misalignments that could be contributing to sciatica symptoms.
- Dry Needling – Dry needling can address structural and muscular conditions that are causing back or neck pain and irritating the sciatic nerve. During a dry needling treatment, Dr. Marsh will insert a thin, sterile needle into trigger points to promote healing, relieve pain and inflammation, and restore mobility and range of motion.
Call to Schedule Sciatica Treatment
Visit us at Marsh Chiropractic and Wellness Center for the safe, effective chiropractic sciatica treatment Dr. Marsh has been providing since 1983. We can help you find relief from your sciatica symptoms so that you can return to living a healthy, happy life. Call us today or book an appointment online.
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