You probably have heard of it. Or you might have not. Well, sciatica seems to be affecting more and more sufferers these days. Sciatica is a condition that affects the sciatic nerve, which is the largest and the longest nerve in the body. This nerve is actually made up of five smaller nerves which branch off from your spinal column. As these five nerves exit through the lower lumbar, they travel down from the buttocks to the thighs down to the legs.
Sciatica is a condition which occurs when the sciatic nerve is inflamed and you feel a darting pain in your legs. Along with leg pain, you may feel sharp, burning pain in the buttocks, the thigh, in the back of your legs, and even at the foot and toes. Sometimes, along with the pain in along the nerve path, your leg may also feel numb, weak, tight or restless.
As treatment, doctors usually prescribe medication and pain relief. They are quite effective in relieving the pain, but does the pain really disappear permanently? Does it really get to the main cause of this problem?
It is quite obvious that sciatica has something to do with the spine. In fact, misalignments and improper positioning of the spine can result to irritation in your sciatic nerve, which in turn can lead to sciatica.
Real relief from this condition can only be experienced if you resolve the spine misalignment which is the main root of the pain. Unfortunately, medications don’t have the ability to correct your spine. If you continue to allow drugs to mask the symptom, you can only be adding more damage to your condition.
Chiropractic treatment proves one of the best way to relieve sciatic pain. Now that you have a way out, book an appointment to get checked by a chiropractor.