Chatswood Sciatica Treatment

Is Sciatica Limiting You From Living Your Life To The Fullest?

If you are experiencing a shooting, piercing pain, or tingling sensation, that runs from the lower back down to the legs, or even down to your toes, you are probably suffering from sciatic pain, also known as sciatica. 

This occurs when there is irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve. This nerve happens to be the longest in the human body, starting from the lower spine, traveling down the back of the legs, down to the knees and branching down to the toes. 

A common misconception, however, is that sciatica is a disorder – in fact, it is a symptom of many possible diseases. These can include a herniated disc or other disc injuries, piriformis syndrome, spinal stenosis (a narrowing of the spinal canal) or sports injuries to the lower back. There are also lifestyle causes, including poor posture, lack of physical activity, repetitive movement or improper lifting techniques. 

How Can Chiropractic Help?

One of the worst things you can do is to try and tough it out – over time, the problem causing your sciatica is most likely to get worse. The right chiropractic care plan can not only diagnose what is causing your sciatica, it can provide effective and non invasive treatment. Still, it will help to decrease your sciatic symptoms by relieving pressure on the nerve root and  improving your joint motion and flexibility. 

Next Steps

At Golden Spines Chiropractic, we thoroughly examine, including X-ray imaging, to correctly diagnose precisely what is causing your sciatic pain. Upon your diagnosis, if we can help you, we create individualised treatment plans to specifically target and treat your sciatica. Our treatment will include a mixture of chiropractic spinal adjustments, soft tissue work, rehabilitative exercises, and lifestyle changes such as ergonomic changes.