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SCIATICA (LUMBOSCIATICA): CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS
The sciatic nerve starts at the spinal cord, passes through the hips and buttocks, and then branches down each leg. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body and one of the most important. It has a direct effect on your ability to control and feel your legs. When this nerve is irritated, you will experience sciatica.
Sciatica is a sensation that can manifest as moderate to severe pain in the back, buttocks and legs. You may also feel weakness or numbness in these areas.
Sciatica is a symptom caused by an underlying injury to the sciatic nerve or an area that affects the nerve, such as the vertebrae, discs or muscles.
Sciatica refers to pain radiating down the pathway of the sciatic nerve, which branches from the lower back through the hips and buttocks, and down each leg. Sciatica usually affects only one side of the body. Sciatica most commonly occurs when a herniated disk, bony spur on the spine, or narrowing of the spine (spinal stenosis) compresses part of the nerve. This causes inflammation, pain and often some numbness in the affected leg.
Although the pain associated with sciatica can be severe, most cases resolve with non-surgical treatments within a few weeks.
CAUZE
Sciatica can be caused by several conditions involving the spine and can affect the nerves that run along the back. It can also be caused by an injury, for example from falls or spinal nerve tumors or sciatica. Below we describe common conditions that can cause sciatica:
HERNIATED DISKS
The vertebrae, or bones of the spine, are separated by pieces of cartilage. The cartilage is filled with a thick, clear material to provide flexibility and cushioning as you move. For some reasons, the disc can be torn and put pressure on the spinal cord and sciatic nerve roots.
SPINAL STENOSIS
Spinal stenosis is characterized by abnormal narrowing of the lower spinal canal. This narrowing puts pressure on the spinal cord and sciatic nerve roots.
SPONDILOZA
Spondylolisthesis is one of the associated conditions of degenerative disc disease. When one vertebral bone extends over another, the bone can pinch the nerves that make up the sciatic nerve.
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME
Piriformis syndrome is a rare neuromuscular disorder in which the piriformis muscle contracts or tightens involuntarily, causing sciatica. The piriformis muscle is the muscle that connects the lower portion of the spine to the thighs.
When it contracts, it can put pressure on the sciatic nerve, leading to sciatica. Piriformis syndrome can worsen if you’re sedentary for long periods, fall or injure yourself.
SIMPTOME
Sciatica is a very distinct type of symptom. If you experience pain that runs from your lower back through your buttocks and into your lower limbs, it is usually sciatica.
Sciatica is the result of damage or injury to the sciatic nerve, so other symptoms of nerve damage are usually present with the pain. Other symptoms may include the following:
– You may have pain that gets worse with movement.
– You may experience numbness or weakness in your legs.
– You may feel a pricking sensation, which involves painful tingling in your toes.
– You may have incontinence – the inability to control your bladder or bowels.
TREATMENT
When you are first diagnosed with sciatica, we will probably give you advice on how to manage your daily life with sciatica pain. You should continue your daily activities as much as possible. Lying in bed or avoiding activity can make your condition worse.
Because there are many different reasons that can cause sciatica, consultation is the key to treatment. Our expert team, experienced with many patients with sciatica, will provide you with the appropriate consultation for your personalized treatment plan. We use physiotherapy, osteopathy, manual therapy and exercises in the treatment plan which help patients to tell extremely much by the result of previous patient experiences. Over 90% of sciatica patients have been treated without surgery. And in all these processes, you will not have to use any medication as part of the treatment sessions.
OUR EXPERTISE
Our physiotherapists have a wealth of specific clinical experience in the treatment of sciatica. Sciatica can be caused for many different reasons, so our team will assess your condition and find it’s the most appropriate treatment for your pain.
There are many different structures in the back that can cause sciatica; such as the disc, ligaments, muscles and nerve tissue. Our team will try to find the reason why this structure has been damaged, allowing you to address the root cause rather than treating the symptoms.
Our team of physiotherapists will aim to educate you about your health problem so that you can best understand the benefits of treatment and how to manage it in the long term, if needed.
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- Different procedures and therapies can be included in the physiotherapy session, as recommended by the specialist, without incurring separate charges.
- We will include a minimum of 4 procedures in your session. If more than one procedure is recommended, you will not be charged extra.
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