MrPhysio+ Sciatica
Back pain is one of the most common ailments humans experience. Within the back pain experience, sciatic pain is the best known.
If you have ever had pain emanating from your low back, to the buttock and down the back of your leg sometimes to the foot, you will know the feeling. The pain may be caused by various regions around your low back, with multiple causes occurring in some cases.
The behaviour of the pain is very important in determining the cause, along with previous history and possibly scans (X-Ray, CT or MRI). Behaviour relates to the type of injury (if any), length of time since your symptoms have occurred, whether the symptoms come or go, if medication helps and type of medication, as well as many other elements.
MrPhysio+ Consultant physio Mark Quittner has over two decades of experience treating back pain, including sciatica. It is important to determine whether your symptoms are related to soft tissue, inflammation, joint, discal or a mix of causes impacting upon your symptoms.
Sometimes it is necessary to try some different treatments to ascertain the problem. In some cases referral for further opinion is required.
In a large number of cases sciatic pain symptoms can be attributed to a recent increase in activity without post exercise stretching. If so, you are likely to have buttock soreness and find it hard to stride out when walking. Should this be the case for you, a simple treatment not involving spinal manipulation, can reverse the problem.
Ultimately, the lowest level intervention that addresses your sciatica, the better it is for you. MrPhysio+ attempts to reduce the pain and increase function, as well as teach self maintenance techniques reducing or eliminating the need for ongoing treatment.
See the MrPhysio+ Sacro-iliac Joint page.
image courtesy of ambro at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
If you have ever had pain emanating from your low back, to the buttock and down the back of your leg sometimes to the foot, you will know the feeling. The pain may be caused by various regions around your low back, with multiple causes occurring in some cases.
The behaviour of the pain is very important in determining the cause, along with previous history and possibly scans (X-Ray, CT or MRI). Behaviour relates to the type of injury (if any), length of time since your symptoms have occurred, whether the symptoms come or go, if medication helps and type of medication, as well as many other elements.
MrPhysio+ Consultant physio Mark Quittner has over two decades of experience treating back pain, including sciatica. It is important to determine whether your symptoms are related to soft tissue, inflammation, joint, discal or a mix of causes impacting upon your symptoms.
Sometimes it is necessary to try some different treatments to ascertain the problem. In some cases referral for further opinion is required.
In a large number of cases sciatic pain symptoms can be attributed to a recent increase in activity without post exercise stretching. If so, you are likely to have buttock soreness and find it hard to stride out when walking. Should this be the case for you, a simple treatment not involving spinal manipulation, can reverse the problem.
Ultimately, the lowest level intervention that addresses your sciatica, the better it is for you. MrPhysio+ attempts to reduce the pain and increase function, as well as teach self maintenance techniques reducing or eliminating the need for ongoing treatment.
See the MrPhysio+ Sacro-iliac Joint page.
image courtesy of ambro at FreeDigitalPhotos.net