Sciatica usually means discomfort or altered sensation in the back that extends into the leg, knee and foot, naturally each person's symptoms may differ a little. There are different causes of sciatica:
*Irritation of the Sciatic Nerve (one of the thickest nerves in the body) by compression of surrounding muscles
*Compression of the nerves that supply the leg and low back as they exit the spinal cord by disk bulges, bony growths or degenerated ligaments
*Damage of tissues like muscle, ligament, bones or tendons in the lumbar region which can then refer discomfort down into the leg
*Additional causes include problems with abdominal and pelvic organs and veins but in comparison to the other causes these are extraordinarily rare
Because sciatica is virtually always accompanied by lower back agony there are similar risk factors for both Back Agony and Sciatica:
An inactive lifestyle is a gigantic predisposing factor for several reasons, when a person is sitting for extended periods they are going to be supporting the weight of their trunk, shoulder and head usually on the back and pelvis. This leads directly to a position where a relatively small amount of tendons, muscles and ligaments are supporting a large part of your body weight. As the body favors loads to be spread around so loads are shared, prolonged sitting can end up in over load of areas of tendon, muscles and ligaments which invariably means they get materially fatigued and aren't as good at supporting you afterwards.
Smoking is a predisposing factor because of the damaging effect on arteries. This increases swelling in the body and over time can lower the quantity of blood sent to a materially fatigued area by lowering the flow through damaged vessels.
Folks working in jobs that call for frequent lifting who haven't been taught (or don't use) correct method are also at larger risk.
Treatments include Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage.
Analgesics can be useful at relieving pain in some cases.
*Irritation of the Sciatic Nerve (one of the thickest nerves in the body) by compression of surrounding muscles
*Compression of the nerves that supply the leg and low back as they exit the spinal cord by disk bulges, bony growths or degenerated ligaments
*Damage of tissues like muscle, ligament, bones or tendons in the lumbar region which can then refer discomfort down into the leg
*Additional causes include problems with abdominal and pelvic organs and veins but in comparison to the other causes these are extraordinarily rare
Because sciatica is virtually always accompanied by lower back agony there are similar risk factors for both Back Agony and Sciatica:
An inactive lifestyle is a gigantic predisposing factor for several reasons, when a person is sitting for extended periods they are going to be supporting the weight of their trunk, shoulder and head usually on the back and pelvis. This leads directly to a position where a relatively small amount of tendons, muscles and ligaments are supporting a large part of your body weight. As the body favors loads to be spread around so loads are shared, prolonged sitting can end up in over load of areas of tendon, muscles and ligaments which invariably means they get materially fatigued and aren't as good at supporting you afterwards.
Smoking is a predisposing factor because of the damaging effect on arteries. This increases swelling in the body and over time can lower the quantity of blood sent to a materially fatigued area by lowering the flow through damaged vessels.
Folks working in jobs that call for frequent lifting who haven't been taught (or don't use) correct method are also at larger risk.
Treatments include Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage.
Analgesics can be useful at relieving pain in some cases.
About the Author:
Joshua Moffat is an Osteopath working in a consultant Sciatica centre in Bedford. He spends the majority of his working day precicely diagnosing the reason for someone's sciatica and then helping them to fully recover from the problem.
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