Sciatica Treatment in Leigh-on-Sea
Chiropractic assessment and treatment to help reduce pain and restore comfortable movement
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Initial consultation
Physical exam involving neurological, orthopaedic and postural assessments
X-rays if required
Verbal report of our findings, explaining our diagnosis and treatment options (2nd visit)
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What is Sciatica?
Sciatica describes pain that travels from the lower back or buttock into the leg. The pain may stay around the buttock and thigh or travel further down the leg and into the foot.
Sciatica can have different underlying causes. These include irritation or compression of a spinal nerve, but pain into the leg can also arise from problems involving the lumbar facet joints, sacroiliac joint or piriformis muscle.
Pain travelling below the knee, particularly when accompanied by tingling, pins and needles, numbness or weakness, is more suggestive of nerve irritation or compression.
What Can Cause Sciatica?
Possible causes include:
Bulging or herniated discs
Nerve irritation or compression
Spinal stenosis
Lumbar facet joint problems
Sacroiliac joint problems
Piriformis syndrome
Because sciatica can have different causes, identifying where your pain is coming from is an important part of your assessment.
How We Treat Sciatica
Treatment is based on the underlying cause of your symptoms.
Where appropriate, treatment may include chiropractic manipulation, joint mobilisation, soft-tissue techniques, exercises and advice, with the aim of reducing pain and improving movement and function.
Your Sciatica Assessment
We start with a detailed consultation and physical examination, including appropriate orthopaedic and neurological tests.
This helps us determine whether your leg pain is more likely to be coming from a nerve, disc, lumbar facet joint, sacroiliac joint or surrounding soft tissues, so that treatment can be directed appropriately.
Where clinically indicated, digital X-rays can be taken on site to provide further information about your lower back.
Digital x-rays at the optimum spine centre
If we feel an MRI is needed, we can refer you for a same week scan at a local clinic
Sciatica Treatment in Leigh-on-Sea
We provide chiropractic assessment and treatment for sciatica and leg pain from our Leigh-on-Sea clinic, serving patients from Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Rayleigh and surrounding areas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question? Call us on 01702 710084.
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Sciatica describes symptoms caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve or the nerve roots that form it. It typically causes pain that travels from the lower back or buttock into the leg and may sometimes reach the foot. Some people also experience tingling, numbness or weakness.
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Sciatica can feel different from person to person. The pain may be sharp, burning, shooting or electric-like and commonly travels down one leg. You may also experience pins and needles, numbness or weakness. Some people have significant leg pain with relatively little back pain.
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Sciatica occurs when a nerve supplying the leg becomes irritated or compressed. A common cause is a bulging or herniated disc in the lower back. Other causes can include age-related changes in the spine and narrowing around the nerves. An assessment can help determine the likely cause of your symptoms.
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Chiropractic care may be appropriate for some people with sciatica, depending on its cause and severity. Treatment may include spinal manipulation or mobilisation, soft tissue techniques, movement advice and specific exercises. We’ll carry out an examination first to determine whether chiropractic treatment is appropriate for you.
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Sciatica is commonly described as a “trapped nerve”, although the nerve may be irritated rather than physically trapped. When one of the nerve roots in the lower back is irritated or compressed, it can cause pain, tingling, numbness or weakness along the path of the nerve into the leg.
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Yes. A bulging or herniated disc is one of the common causes of sciatica. Disc material can irritate or compress a nearby spinal nerve root, producing symptoms that travel into the buttock and leg. Many disc-related problems can improve without surgery, although the appropriate treatment depends on your individual symptoms and examination findings.
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Recovery varies depending on the cause and severity of the nerve irritation. Some episodes improve within a few weeks, while others can take several weeks or months to settle. Persistent symptoms, worsening pain or the development of significant numbness or weakness should be assessed.
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For most people, prolonged bed rest is not recommended. Staying reasonably active and gradually returning to normal activities is generally encouraged, although movements that significantly aggravate your symptoms may need to be temporarily modified. We can advise you on appropriate movement and exercises based on your individual presentation.
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Seek urgent medical attention if sciatica is accompanied by new difficulty controlling your bladder or bowels, numbness around the genitals, buttocks or saddle area, or severe or rapidly worsening weakness in the legs. These can be symptoms of cauda equina syndrome, a rare but serious condition requiring emergency medical assessment.
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Optimum Spine Centre is located at 1212 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2UA. We assess and treat patients with sciatica, lower back pain and related musculoskeletal problems from Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Rayleigh and surrounding areas. You can book an appointment online or call us on 01702 710084.