What is Sciatica and Disc Injury?
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Sciatica is pain felt along the path of the Sciatic Nerve - which runs from the lower back, through the glutes, down the back of the leg and into the foot. You might feel it in all of these areas, or just one or two.
Sciatic nerve pain can feel like sharp, shooting pain; tingling and pins & needles; burning; numbness or loss of feeling. The symptoms are usually worse when you sit down or stand up, or spending a long time in one position.
Commonly, sciatica is a result of a disc injury or irritation in your lower back. That means the outer membrane of the disc has become damaged or inflamed and is causing compression on the nerves that form the Sciatic Nerve.
While that sounds pretty scary and dangerous, this disc damage can often be reversed or managed without needing surgery or invasive procedures. Its important to get appropriate treatment to allow your back to recover well.
Sciatica pain can also be felt if there is no disc injury - this type is usually from a muscular cause, like the Piriformis muscle becoming overly tight and pressing onto the Sciatic Nerve. It can also be felt if there is some irritation in the Sacroiliac Joint. These are all common issues that our team can help you work through.
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Sciatica is pain felt along the path of the Sciatic Nerve - which runs from the lower back, through the glutes, down the back of the leg and into the foot. You might feel it in all of these areas, or just one or two.
Sciatic nerve pain can feel like sharp, shooting pain; tingling and pins & needles; burning; numbness or loss of feeling. The symptoms are usually worse when you sit down or stand up, or spending a long time in one position.
Commonly, sciatica is a result of a disc injury or irritation in your lower back. That means the outer membrane of the disc has become damaged or inflamed and is causing compression on the nerves that form the Sciatic Nerve.
While that sounds pretty scary and dangerous, this disc damage can often be reversed or managed without needing surgery or invasive procedures. Its important to get appropriate treatment to allow your back to recover well.
Sciatica pain can also be felt if there is no disc injury - this type is usually from a muscular cause, like the Piriformis muscle becoming overly tight and pressing onto the Sciatic Nerve. It can also be felt if there is some irritation in the Sacroiliac Joint. These are all common issues that our team can help you work through.
What treatment techniques help Sciatica and Disc Injury?
The techniques I've found that work the best for people with Sciatica and Disc Injury are
✅ Gentle mobilisations to restore easy movement of your lumbar spine
✅ Soft tissue work like Myofascial Release to ease pain and spasms
✅ Cupping to help decompress the area where the nerve is being irritated
✅ Dry needling can also help make quick changes to the muscle tension in the postural muscles of the spine and also in the glutes and Piriformis
✅ Taping to support the lower back is very effective in most people for pain relief and reducing the irritability of the injury between treatments.
✅ Gentle exercise and movement that is safe and appropriate for the current phase of your pain - don't worry, our therapists will let you know what you can and can't do!
✅ Gentle mobilisations to restore easy movement of your lumbar spine
✅ Soft tissue work like Myofascial Release to ease pain and spasms
✅ Cupping to help decompress the area where the nerve is being irritated
✅ Dry needling can also help make quick changes to the muscle tension in the postural muscles of the spine and also in the glutes and Piriformis
✅ Taping to support the lower back is very effective in most people for pain relief and reducing the irritability of the injury between treatments.
✅ Gentle exercise and movement that is safe and appropriate for the current phase of your pain - don't worry, our therapists will let you know what you can and can't do!
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