Sciatic Nerve Specialist - Coshocton, OH

Sciatica is a common source of chronic pain for many patients, affecting around 40% of people in the United States. But just because a condition is common doesn’t mean it isn’t serious, and if you’re living with sciatica, you know why. Severe hip and leg pain as a result of sciatica can make mobility difficult, sidelining you from all your favorite activities and even daily tasks.

At Advanced Spinal Care & Rehabilitation, our highly-trained sciatica specialists in Coshocton, Ohio are committed to offering the most cutting-edge therapies available to help treat your pain. With our conservative, holistic approach, we’ll utilize the least invasive techniques possible, and we’ll work alongside you to develop an intuitive treatment plan that helps meet your unique recovery goals.

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The sciatic nerve runs from your pelvis, through your hip area and buttocks and down each leg, and it is the longest nerve in your body. As it travels down the legs it branches into smaller nerves that provide feeling to your thighs, legs, and feet, and serve to control many of the muscles in your lower legs. The pain that sometimes radiates along the path of this nerve is called sciatica.

Causes of sciatica

Sciatica is a sign that something is putting undue pressure on a nerve in your lower back. Most usually, the nerve is being compressed by a bulging or herniated lumbar disc. Another cause is piriformis syndrome, which happens when the piriformis muscle lying directly over the sciatic nerve becomes tight or goes into spasm, putting pressure on the nerve. Men can occasionally suffer sciatica from sitting for too long on a wallet in their back pocket.

Pain pattern of sciatica

The classic sciatic pain is that which radiates from your lower spine to your buttock and down the back of your leg. This may be accompanied by numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness in the affected leg. The severity of the pain can vary from a mild ache, to a sharp burning, to excruciating discomfort. Sometimes, the pain may feel akin to an electric shock. Sciatic pain usually comes on gradually and worsens over time, and can be exacerbated by when you sit, cough or sneeze.

Treatment of sciatica

Sciatic pain can very often be relieved through a treatment combination that includes chiropractic care, stretching, and deep tissue massage (trigger point therapy) of the piriformis muscle. When the piriformis muscles are identified as the main culprits and pain is chronic, a trigger point injection may be needed, whereby a small amount of anesthetic is injected directly into the muscle to break the cycle of spasms, although this is not commonly required.