Sciatica Treatment at Tawa Chiropractic

Sciatica is a common condition that affects up to 40% of people. Chiropractic care is a popular natural treatment for sciatica. It can relieve pain without medication and is generally considered a safe treatment option.

Sciatica is a pain that’s triggered when your sciatic nerve becomes pinched. Your sciatica nerve travels from your lower back, past your hips, and down each leg. Sciatica pain can be found anywhere along this path and is often felt through the entire length.

Sciatica is a common condition that affects up to 40% of people.

Typically, symptoms of sciatica include the following:

• Leg pain that worsens when sitting
• Tingling or burning running down the leg
• Numbness, weakness, or difficulties moving the foot or entire leg
• A consistent pain on one side of your lower back
• An intense and intolerable pain that makes it hard to stand up

Sciatica pain can be incapacitating and although it is common, it is no reason you should have to tolerate it. With proper diagnosis, you can get relief by starting a treatment program. A 2015 systematic review of multiple studies does seem to suggest that chiropractic care provides relief various types of back pain, including sciatica. In fact, back pain is one of the most studied and recommended uses of chiropractic care.

The first visit is called a new patient consultation. In this visit Dr Matt does a through history, examination and if appropriate an adjustment. In the second visit he assess what he found in this consultation and gives you a report with his suggestions to get out of pain. In the third visit, Dr Matt gives you stretch’s relevant to your current health situation to help with your recovery and health goals.

Sciatica Treatment Tawa, Wellington also serving Porirua | (021) 0852 7883

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