Sciatica is a health condition characterized by shooting pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. Onset is often sudden following activities like heavy lifting, though gradual onset may also occur.
Common symptoms of sciatica include:
- Lower back pain
- Pain in the rear of the leg that is worse when sitting
- Hip pain
- Burning or tingling down the leg
- Weakness, numbness or difficulty moving the leg or foot
- A shooting pain that makes it difficult to stand up
Sciatica may be caused due to:
- Bulging, prolapsed, herniated or a ruptured disc which compresses the sciatic nerve.
- Degenerative disc disease due to normal aging process.
- Improper technique for lifting heavy weights.
- Physical trauma.
- Sudden twist or jerky movements.
- Spinal misalignment.
- Any pathology.
- Tight piriformis muscle.
At Vivacare Advanced Physiotherapy and Pain Clinic, our physiotherapists will assess the cause of your condition and advise you with individualized treatment plan. The clinic provides following therapies to bring you quick and long term relief from sciatica pain.
- Spine Flexion, Distraction And Decompression Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- Matrix Rhythm Therapy
- IFT
- TENS
- Ultrasonic Therapy
- Posture Therapy
- Core Strengthening
- Kinesiology Taping
- Heat and Cold Therapy
- Theraband Stretches
- PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy)
Our therapists will give you advice regarding correct posture while sitting, standing, lying and driving to prevent the recurrence of the problem. You will be guided regarding proper lifting techniques. You will be given a detailed exercise regime to strengthen the core muscles and stretch the muscles from time to time to improve flexibility and prevent the recurrence of the pain.