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Sciatica.
The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in your body. It runs from your lower back, through your hip area and buttocks and down each leg. The sciatic nerve divides into smaller nerves as it travels down the legs providing feeling to your thighs, legs, and feet as well as controlling the muscles in your lower legs. The term “Sciatica” refers to pain that radiates along the length of this nerve.
What causes Sciatica?
Sciatica is a sign of underlying problem resulting in pressure being applied on sciatic nerve along its course. The most common cause of this nerve compression is a bulging or herniated disc (in lumbar spine). Piriformis syndrome is another cause of sciatica. The piriformis is a muscle that sits directly over the sciatic nerve. If this muscle becomes tight or if you have a spasm in this muscle, it puts pressure on the sciatic nerve.
How do I know if I have sciatica?
Pain that radiates from your lower back to your buttock or buttocks and down the back of your leg or legs is the hallmark of sciatica. Sciatica can be accompanied by numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness in the affected leg or legs. This pain can vary from a mild ache to a sharp or burning sensation or excruciating discomfort. Sometimes it may feel like a sharp stabbing pain or electric shock. Sciatic pain often starts gradually and intensifies over time. Normally it gets worse when you sit.
How is Sciatica Treated?
The majority of the time, sciatic pain can be relieved through a combination of stretches, deep tissue massage of the piriformis muscle and chiropractic manipulation on lumbar spine. Occasionally, in cases where chronic spasm of the low back or piriformis muscles is causing the sciatic pain, it may be necessary to do a procedure called a trigger point injection, where a medical pain specialist injects a small amount of aesthetic directly into a spasmed muscle to break the spasm cycle. However, this is typically not necessary.
