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Chiropractor in Wichita Explains How Chiropractic Treatment Can End The Pain of Sciatica
March 25th, 2010 | 
Author: I know from over twenty years experience as a Chiropractor in Wichita helping individuals suffering from the pain of sciatica that the problem can be extremely incapacitating. Those who suffer from sciatica are sadly all too familiar with the deep radiating pain that accompanies their waking hours each day and interferes with almost all of their daily activities.
Here’s how you can figure out if your low back pain is generated by sciatica. You are probably suffering from sciatica if your pain travels from your low back, through your buttock(s), down the large sciatic nerve in the back of one or both legs, and possibly shoots into your knee(s). In addition, not just motion, but even sitting can be painful. Frequently lying down will reduce, or perhaps even temporarily get rid of the pain. But, it’s important for you to know that sciatica will not go away without appropriate treatment.
Radiculopathy
One of the clinical diagnoses of sciatica is referred to as a “radiculopathy”, a medical term that means simply that a disc has protruded from its normal position in the spine and is pressing on the radicular nerve (nerve root) in the lower back, which forms part of the sciatic nerve. This kind of pressure can cause excruciating pain.
Prolonged sitting, particularly with bad posture, can produce imbalances in the muscles encircling the spine and additional pressure on the intervertebral discs. More often than not, a particular event or injury doesn’t cause sciatica, more often sciatica is likely to progress over time as a consequence of ordinary wear and tear on the structures of the lower spine. Over the course of time the lower spine can lose its ability to function normally during common stresses.
Ultimately, the intervertebral disc develops small fissures or cracks, which then let the soft nucleus to protrude the disc outward. Pain is created as the disc pushes on sensitive tissues. This occurrence is commonly known as a ruptured, or slipped, disc. If the disc presses on the spinal nerve, a person can develop sciatica. The good news is that most disc challenges, including sciatica, can be significantly decreased with chiropractic manipulation and management that usually includes postural exercises.
Periformis Syndrome
Periformis syndrome is another condition that results in sciatic pain. Periformis syndrome develops when the periformis muscle, which is superficial to the sciatic nerve, goes into spasm and irritates the nerve. In combination with chiropractic adjustments, this kind of sciatica can be significantly relieved by sciatica stretches that your chiropractor will suggest.
If you are experiencing sciatic pain, it is extremely important for you to seek chiropractic attention. If you are in the Wichita area, as your Wichita Chiropractor, I look forward to helping you to get out of pain and get your life back!
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