Do you having a burning pain that starts in your lower back and runs through your buttock?
Do you feel tingling or numbness in the back of one leg?
People who said yes to these questions likely have a lower back issue called sciatica.
There are two sciatic nerves in your body, and sciatica occurs when one of these nerves is pinched or irritated. The unfortunate reality is that many people could end up experiencing this lower back condition — medical researchers report that up to 40% of people will develop sciatica in their lifetime. Physical therapists can offer effective treatment for sciatica. This treatment can offer several significant benefits.
There are many underlying issues that can cause you to develop sciatica. Physical therapists can help you find the source of your sciatica. In addition, they can build you a treatment plan that’s unique to you. Such personalized therapy plans can offer important benefits like:
Sciatica pain is often described as having a burning or shocking quality to it. It can also radiate from the lower back, through the buttocks, and down the back of the leg. Working with a physical therapist can help decrease sciatica pain. One medical study reveals that manual therapy helped reduce local pain by 22% and radiating pain by 35%.
Your ability to move and bend is often compromised by sciatica. People with this condition often have difficulty doing common tasks like walking or loading the dishwasher.
A type of manual therapy called myofascial release can help improve function in sciatica patients. A study of this technique shows that it helped relief by more than 35% in just four weeks.
At Health Plus PT, our Sciatica Treatment program is dedicated to helping patients relieve pain, restore mobility, and improve quality of life. Treating sciatica requires a focused, patient-centered approach, and our specialized therapy is designed to address root causes using evidence-based techniques, targeted exercises, and advanced treatment methods.
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