SCIATICA PAIN DOCTOR IN SAN MATEO
WHAT CAUSES SCIATICA PAIN?
Sciatica pain is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve that runs vertically, beneath, and deep to your gluteus (butt) muscles. The sciatic nerve runs down the back of your leg to send signals to the leg muscles.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF SCIATIC PAIN?
Sciatic pain symptoms come in the form of a deep ache in your gluteus or hip muscles, an aching or burning feeling going down your leg, and, in more severe cases, tingling or numbness.
SCIATIC PAIN IS MOST OFTEN FROM MUSCLE TIGHTNESS AND SPASM
In most cases of sciatica, the pain does not come from your lumbar joints or discs; it comes from overly tight and spasmed muscles of your hips and glutes. These tight muscles squeeze or press against the nerve, causing the hip pain and leg pain you feel.
WHAT IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR SCIATICA PAIN?
There are three therapies that are combined to achieve the best outcomes:
Myofascial Therapy - This particular hands-on therapy directly addresses the tightness and spasm of the particular muscles causing your pain. Pressure is applied directly to the spasmed muscle and surrounding muscles to signal receptors within the muscle to relax. The muscle spasm is what is causing most of your pain.
Assisted Stretching - With assisted stretching, the tension in your hamstrings and gluteus muscles is significantly reduced. The reduction of tension within the hamstrings and glutes releases a chain of tight muscles from your glutes, down through your hamstrings, and into your calves.
Spinal adjusting - Adjusting the lower back and hip joints improves the range of motion of those joints, allowing the muscles of your hips and lower back to move freely without restriction.
To eliminate your sciatica pain, see a doctor of chiropractic whose treatment plan includes doing myofascial therapy, assisted stretching, and spinal adjusting all in a single office visit.