Sciatica can be a painful issue for many. The sciatic nerve consists of several nerve roots originating from the lumbar spine, and sacrum. The lumbar spine consists of 5 vertebrae located in the lower part of the back, and the sacrum positioned just below the lumbar spine. Sciatica causes include disc herniation, and degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, which can put compressive forces on the nerve roots that make up the sciatic nerve causing nerve pain. Tension in the piriformis muscle that is located in the buttock area can also be a compressive force on the sciatic nerve. Sciatica pain can be felt anywhere along its course from the lumbar spine through the buttock, down the thigh and into the leg where it becomes two different nerves which continue into the foot. Sciatica pain can be felt as numbness and tingling, sharp and stabbing, or achy and burning. Chiropractic adjustments and other therapies employed by Evexia Family Chiropractic are effective in treating conditions that cause sciatic pain.
