When Do You Need Spinal Decompression for Sciatica?
At Smith Chiropractic, Dr. Ammon Jacobson can determine the underlying cause of your sciatica symptoms and help you find relief. Spinal decompression is a safe, non-invasive sciatica treatment option. Learn more about sciatica and when you should consider spinal decompression to treat sciatica and low back pain in Colorado Springs, CO.
What Is Sciatica?
Sciatica is not a medical condition, but a collection of symptoms that occur when the sciatic nerve is injured or compressed. The sciatic nerves run from the base of your cervical spine down your back and branch out to run down each leg to your foot. Your sciatic nerve can become injured or compressed due to trauma, a herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, a bone spur or spinal tumor, spondylolisthesis, or complications of pregnancy.
Symptoms of Sciatica
The most common symptom of sciatica is lower back pain. This pain is accompanied by other symptoms, including:
- Nerve pain, or a sharp burning or itching pain that radiates from your lower back and down one leg to your foot
- A numb or tingling feeling in your lower back, leg, or foot
- A pins and needles feeling in your lower back, leg, or foot
- Muscle weakness in your leg or foot
- Pain that gets worse when you move or if you sneeze, laugh, or cough
- Pain that makes it hard to stand up, walk, or sit down
When Do You Need Treatment for Sciatica?
In some cases, sciatica symptoms will go away on their own. However, if you have sciatica symptoms that don’t improve with rest or that get worse, you should visit Dr. Jacobson.
What Is Spinal Decompression, and How Does it Treat Sciatica?
Spinal decompression is a nonsurgical treatment that addresses the underlying cause of your sciatica. During spinal decompression, you will lie on a traction table. As the table moves, it will gently stretch your spine, creating negative pressure that changes the force and direction of your spine. This negative pressure draws nutrients, oxygen, and water into your spine, which promotes healing. It can also cause a herniated or bulging disc to retract back into place and ease pressure on or compression of the sciatic nerve.
Schedule a Consultation for Spinal Decompression for Sciatica
You don’t have to suffer through sciatica symptoms or low back pain. Visit us at Smith Chiropractic to uncover the root cause of your symptoms and find lasting sciatica and back pain relief. Dr. Jacobson can determine if you are a good candidate for spinal decompression for sciatica in Colorado Springs, CO, and design a treatment plan that relieves your symptoms and helps you return to living a happy, healthy life. Call us now to schedule an appointment, or request an appointment online.
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