If you are experiencing sciatic nerve pain, Glacier Chiropractic in Seattle, WA, wants to help you. After an initial consultation and appointment, our providers will assess your unique situation and thoroughly diagnose the cause of your discomfort. Once sciatica is confirmed, we can then design the most effective treatment plan for you. Let us help you find relief and regain the freedom of comfortable mobility.
Sciatica Symptoms
Sciatica is a specific type of pain affecting the nerve that extends from the lower back and down the back of each leg. The associated pain is usually caused by the compression and irritation of the roots within the lower lumbar and lumbosacral spine. Everyone is different, but you may be experiencing many of the following uncomfortable symptoms:
- Pain that gets worse when you sit down.
- Burning or tingling feelings.
- Weakness or numbness.
- Difficulty moving your leg or foot.
- Constant pain on one side.
- Shooting pains when you try to stand.
Common Causes
Typically, sciatica pain begins in the lower back, extends down the thigh, and only affects one side of the body. A few common causes include:
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back.
- Degenerative Disc Disease – the breakdown of discs that act as a cushion between the vertebrae.
- Spondylolistheses – when one vertebra slips forward over another
- Pregnancy
Effective Sciatica Treatments
Our chiropractic approach focuses on techniques that engage your body’s natural potential to heal itself. While traditional medicine often focuses on surgery and drugs, we pursue noninvasive drug-free treatments so you can experience lasting relief without long recovery times or a bunch of side effects. After all, you’re looking for solutions, not more problems.
The use of manual manipulation in the hands of our experienced Seattle Chiropractors is highly effective in many different painful conditions. That’s because proper spinal column alignment can often help to address underlying problems and tap into our body’s natural healing processes.
Sciatica Pain Relief Chiropractor
Tired of suffering or having to forgo the activities you used to love? We want to help you find lasting relief for your sciatica leg pain. Call us at Glacier Chiropractic to schedule an appointment with one of our skilled chiropractors today.
