Sciatica
Sciatica is inflammation of
the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the largest and longest
nerve in your body. It runs from your spinal cord, all the way
down the legs and into the toes.
Normally, sciatica affects only
one side of the body. Pain often radiates down the buttock
or leg and can range from a tingling sensation to a burning,
shooting pain that makes standing almost impossible.
A common cause of sciatica is
the misalignment of the spinal bones in the low back or pelvis.
Bed rest and epidural injections have shown to be significantly
unsuccessful with sciatica, in some cases interfering with
healing. Chiropractic has been shown to help relieve
sciatic nerve pain by realigning the spinal bones through gentle
manipulation, thereby taking pressure off of the sciatic nerve.
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