SCIATICA PAIN RELIEF
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN SAN MATEO

Sciatica is a condition that causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the buttocks and legs due to compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve. Chiropractic treatment can help alleviate sciatica pain naturally, without the use of drugs or surgery. 

If you experience sciatica symptoms such as a shooting pain that runs from your lower back, your hips, or your buttocks down to your legs, you will likely suffer from sciatic pain. In most cases, sciatica affects only one side of your body.

Rather than visiting your primary care physician — or worse, suffering through it — getting therapy from a skilled chiropractor will not only alleviate your symptoms, it will address the underlying problem causing the pressure on your sciatic nerve.

You might be considering seeing a medical doctor to prescribe pain medications to help with pain management, but pain meds don't eliminate the cause of the pain. That's why it's time for you to see a Dr. John Blenio, a chiropractor who treats sciatica at High Amplitude Health.  

WHAT CAUSES SCIATICA?

Doctors of chiropractic medicine, otherwise known as chiropractors, are well-regarded when treating sciatica.

Sciatica can occur if you have a herniated disk, a bone spur on the spine, or a narrowing of the spine (spinal stenosis) that compresses the sciatic nerve. This pressure causes inflammation, muscle spasms, back pain, and sometimes shooting pain down the affected leg. There are many possible causes for sciatica, but in most cases, it is nothing more than severely tight muscles in the hips, buttocks — near the sciatic nerve — and hamstrings. In some cases, you may not have sciatica, but rather piriformis syndrome, which has many of the same symptoms.

If the nerve pain is going down your leg, it's most likely coming from the piriformis muscle deep within your buttocks. When the piriformis is in spasm, it compresses the sciatic nerve, causing pain down your leg.

The Best Treatment For Relieving
Sciatica Pain Is Chiropractic Care

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CAN A CHIROPRACTOR HELP WITH SCIATICA PAIN?

Chiropractic adjustments, sports massage, and a short-term chiropractic treatment plan can help you find relief from pain quickly. It can also help you resolve underlying issues that may be triggering your sciatica. When receiving chiropractic care at High Amplitude Health in San Mateo, Dr. John Blenio, a licensed chiropractic professional with over 16 years experience, will deploy a combination of therapies and techniques he’s developed to help you achieve rapid relief from the pain and discomfort of sciatica.

• SPINAL ADJUSTMENTS

Chiropractors treat sciatica pain with spinal manipulations. This type of therapy involves carefully repositioning (adjusting) the spinal joints in the mid-back, lower back, and hips.

If you don’t have severe underlying conditions causing the pain, such as a herniated disc or fractures, chiropractic adjustments are a practical option for relieving your sciatic nerve pain.

The chiropractic treatment methods used at high amplitude health can restore your joints' movement and decrease muscle spasms and tightness in your lumbar region.

• ACTIVE RELEASE THERAPY

Active Release Therapy (ART) is an advanced form of myofascial therapy that treats muscle, tendon, and ligament injuries.

Sports chiropractors use hands-on, manual therapy methods, including soft tissue mobilization and hands-on techniques, to relieve your sciatica pain. Art also breaks up scar tissue, reduces inflammation, restores pain, and frees muscle function.

• STRETCH THERAPY

Because the most common cause of back pain and sciatica pain is severe tightness in the muscles of your lower back, hips, and hamstrings, we stretch the areas contributing to your pain.

• FOAM ROLLING

We teach foam rolling techniques and stretching exercises so you can bring yourself relief when at home. Foam rolling decreases muscle tightness and tension and relieves your pain.

SCHEDULE CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN SAN MATEO FOR YOUR RELIEF FROM SCIATICA PAIN

Don’t let sciatica pain get in the way of enjoying your daily activities. We can help you feel better, regain your functionality, and find long-term pain relief. Call our San Mateo, CA offices to book an appointment or schedule online 24 hours a day from your mobile phone, tablet, or computer.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Chiropractic Manipulation in the Treatment of Acute Back Pain and Sciatica
Randomized Controlled Trial; Spine J. 2006 Mar-Apr;6(2):131-7.

Chiropractic Management of Low Back Pain and Low Back-Related Leg Complaints
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(9):659-74.

A descriptive study of medical and chiropractic patients with chronic low back pain and sciatica
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2001 Nov-Dec;24(9):543-51.