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Pain that begins in your lower back and travels down your backside, is typically the first indicator of sciatica. Other symptoms to look for include:

• Tight muscles in the buttock
• A dull, achy pain in your lower back, buttock or leg
• A sharp, shooting pain that may travel down to the back of your thigh or your big toe
• Debilitating pain in your lower back that is aggravated by sitting, coughing or sneezing
• Pain on one side of your lower back and leg
• Muscle weakness in your upper leg
• Areas of numbness or tingling as if the area has fallen “asleep”

According to the Mayo Clinic, a herniated disc can compress the sciatic nerve which results in the pain known as sciatica. Our chiropractors perform spinal manipulations to reduce this pressure on the sciatic nerve and lessen your pain.

Chiropractic manipulations have success in the reduction of sciatic pain. Research presented in March 2006 edition of The Spine Journal shows that spinal manipulations resulted in a significant reduction in local and traveling pain from sciatica. can evaluate your symptoms, adjust your spine to relieve the pressure on the sciatic nerve. Learn from our chiropractor the ways to sit, stand, work and exercise. Exercises such as stretching, are helpful in healing from sciatica and our chiropractors send you home armed with information on how to stretch for health which can also help reduce the pressure on your sciatic nerve.

Chiropractic adjustments for sciatica are gentle and non-invasive. Our hands-on approach improves your mobility and reduces your pain so you are able to return to work and play. Let us help you starting today with an evaluation and adjustment to reduce your sciatica.