Should I See a Chiropractor For Sciatica Pain?
Should I keeping seeing a chiropractor for Sciatica pain?Question..
I have had sciatica for several years but it only acts up occasionally.
About a month ago I started having lower back pain (probably from riding my motorcycle) so I started seeing a chiropractor. While the lower back muscle pain has improved, I have had sciatic pain for about a week.
I developed a bulging disc between lumbar 4 and 5 by running too much on the jogging trail. I’ll tell you what I did. You’ll have to decide what is applicable in your case. If you go to a chiropractor, get one that has experience in active release treatment which is very good for treating sciatic conditions. Here’s more things that I’ve tried.
1) My chiropractor recommended taking daily doses of 100 mg. of Vitamin B6.It strenghthens nerves. I noticed an improvement in 4 to 6 weeks.
2) Aleve is a good NSAID medication that is sold over the counter.
The doctor can prescribe a stronger form of the drug in the name Naproxen. The doctor can also prescribe Tramadol which is a narcotic and good pain reliever.
3) The lunge exercise is good for sciatic conditions.
An example is at the bottom of this site:
http://www.halhigdon.com/15Ktraining/Strength.html
4) I bought the Teeter inversion table. You can invert yourself partially
or completely for spine decompression. It feels great.
It costs a few hundred but I like it.
http://www.inversiontablesearch.com
5) Back ice packs (they connect with velcro) you can buy them at most pharmacies
— example at the site below:
http://www.shapeupshop.com/fitness/recovery/ice_heat_wrap.htm
6) I purchased the Rebuilder 2407 Electronic Stimulator (information at the site below). This product was intended for a variety of ailments including nerve damage due to diabetes but I found it helpful when the electrical attachments are placed slightly to the right and left of the spine where the bulging disk occurs. In my case, just slightly lower than waist level to the right and left of the spine. They want $699 for this, so it’s something to consider even though it’s a little
expensive. I bought the more expensive model since it had the AC adapter associated with it rather than just the battery (and so it supplies more power). It definitely makes you feel good when you use it at 7.83 Hz.
http://www.rebuildermedical.com/
As long as you don’t take steroids or have lost a lot of weight or you don’t have bowel dysfunction; Its relatively normal for you to have sciatic pain for a while. But you should see a chiropractor in case of anything because whatever the case, there is nothing as irritating as living with pain. Whatever you do…Godspeed!
Things take time~ keep seeing the chiropractor~ adjsutments are very good for treating sciatic conditions
My sister in Seattle sees a Dr Walia for her neck. His website is http://www.drjaswalia.com They may have information about sciatica on their website or maybe you can email and ask about that. Hope this helps!
Sciatica can be helped with chiropractic. Always do the least invasive first. You don’t want side effects from drugs or surgery.
Chiropractic is known to remove nerve interference by removing misalignment of vertebrae.
I’ve found sciatic pain is often the result of a rotated pelvis. This happens when the muscles in front of the pelvis asymmetrically pull one side of the pelvis forward. This creates unilateral spinal extension and can pinch the nerve roots composing the sciatic nerve. This is correctable with exercise but the other big problem is that movement habits are reinforcing these issues. A couple of examples of habits that may be perpetuating sciatic pain are standing or working asymmetrically putting more weight on one leg than the other. This leads to the asymmetries in the muscle tightness. Typically, sciatic pain responds relatively quickly to corrections on both fronts. I’ve just written a book about fixing back and sciatic pain using an approach that has been very effective over the last few years.