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Sciatica

Sciatica Treatment in the Tampa Bay Area

You’re probably unaware of your sciatic nerve- that is unless you’re dealing with debilitating sciatic nerve pain. Sciatica is a term for a series of painful symptoms that occur when the sciatic nerve is pinched. This creates a tinging, burning pain that radiates from your lower back down the back of your leg. Sciatica is generally caused by misalignment of the spine, making chiropractic care a powerful tool to eliminate pain. When administered by our skilled Tampa chiropractors and the team at Gulf Coast Injury Center, spinal manipulations and adjustments can treat or greatly reduce your sciatic nerve pain.

Symptoms of Sciatica

Sciatica generally presents itself with numbness and pain that begins in the lower back or buttock and radiates down the back of the leg into the calf and foot. Sciatica symptoms may include a constant one-sided pain that can worsen while sitting, or difficulty standing and walking. You may also experience weakness and a burning, tingling sensation in the leg.

Causes of Sciatica

Sciatica pain happens when the sciatic nerve, the largest single nerve in the body, is pinched or irritated.

Sciatica is actually a symptom of an underlying condition, not the condition itself. Usually, sciatic nerve pain occurs when a person has herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis happens when a small fracture allows the vertebrae to shift forward. Sciatica can also occur during pregnancy, as the growing baby puts added pressure on the spinal cord and surrounding nerves.

How Our Tampa Chiropractors Can Help

Chiropractic care, as well as massage therapy, can help increase circulation and boost endorphins, which naturally relieve pain in the body. Plus, aligning the spine can help address the underlying conditions that cause sciatica, like herniated or bulging discs and other disc issues.

Sciatica pain treatment involves realigning the spine, which takes the pressure off of the surrounding area. It also promotes healing by increasing circulation in the body. Relieving this pressure also reduces stress and inflammation, which can reduce pain.

There are many stretching and strengthening exercises that your chiropractor may suggest, including hamstring stretches to activate the back of the thigh. Strengthening the back, buttock, and core can help support your spinal column. Chiropractors, like the team at Gulf Coast Injury Center, believe in a full-body approach to health. This means we not only practice chiropractic adjustments and massage therapy, we also understand how diet, exercise and lifestyle choices affect a person’s wellness.

Contact Our Tampa Bay Area Chiropractors Today

Gulf Coast Injury Center has Five convenient chiropractic centers in the Tampa Bay Area to help you get relief from your lingering sciatica symptoms and sciatic nerve pain. For more information and to book an appointment, call our Tampa office at (813) 258-6051.