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Sciatica
Sciatica can cause pain, tension, numbness, or tingling that travels from the lower back or hip into the leg. Restoring healthy movement through the pelvis and surrounding areas can make a noticeable difference for many people.
Start With Something Simple
When sciatica is bothering you, it can be tempting to avoid movement altogether. But unless you've been told otherwise by a healthcare provider, gentle movement is often a good place to start.
Walking can be helpful for many people. You don't need to go far or push yourself through significant discomfort. Even a short, casual paced walk can help keep your hips, pelvis, and lower back moving, rather than spending long periods sitting or lying down.
Pay attention to how your body responds. If something noticeably increases the pain, numbness, or tingling traveling down your leg, don't force your way through it. The goal isn't to push through pain. It's to keep your body moving within a range that feels comfortable and manageable.
WHAT IS SCIATICA?
Sciatica isn't actually a specific injury. It's a term commonly used to describe symptoms associated with irritation of the sciatic nerve or the nerve roots that eventually form it. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body. It originates from nerves in the lower spine, travels through the pelvis and buttock, and continues down the back of the leg. That's why sciatica can feel very different from person to person.
For some people, it's primarily pain through the butt or hip. For others, it may travel down the thigh or all the way into the lower leg and foot. Some people experience burning, tingling, numbness, or weakness rather than pain.
Where you're feeling the symptoms can give us useful information, but it doesn't necessarily tell us the whole story.
It's All Connected
Because the nerves involved with sciatica originate in the lower spine and travel through the pelvis into the leg, movement through the pelvis, hips, and lower back can be an important part of the picture.
One common pattern associated with sciatic symptoms is restricted movement through the SI joints and pelvis. This certainly isn't the case for everyone, and sciatica can have a number of different causes, but addressing restricted mobility in this area can be an important part of the picture for some people.
When the SI joints, hip joints, or pelvis aren't moving as freely as they should, the surrounding muscles commonly have to work harder to compensate. This can create additional tension through the hips and butt and, in some cases, may contribute to irritation around the sciatic nerve. As movement improves and the surrounding tissues are able to relax, sciatic symptoms often begin to back off.
That's one reason the pelvis is such an important area in Myopractic. Rather than simply focusing on where the symptoms are being felt, the goal is to improve movement through the areas that may be contributing to the larger pattern.
And the pelvis doesn't function in isolation. What's happening through the spine, hips, legs, and even the feet can influence the way the body moves as a whole.
What to Expect From Myopractic Care for Sciatica
Your Myopractor will evaluate how your body is moving and look for areas where movement may be restricted.
From there, we use hands-on techniques to help improve movement throughout the body. Your session may include soft-tissue manipulation, joint mobilization, stretching, and other techniques based on what we find and what your body needs that day. If restricted movement through the pelvis, lower back, hips, or surrounding areas appears to be contributing to your sciatica symptoms, we'll pay particular attention to restoring healthy movement through those areas while still considering how the rest of your body is moving. Rather than applying the exact same routine to everyone, your session is guided by what we find as we evaluate how your body is moving.
As Myopractors, we're good at helping people move and feel better. But we're still only one piece of the puzzle. An important one, but just one piece.
What you do outside of your sessions matters just as much. The more you understand your body and take an active role in your own health, the more you can support the progress we make together. When sciatica has been an ongoing issue, those everyday habits can play an important role in helping you maintain the progress you're making and keep feeling your best. Our goal isn't to make you dependent on frequent care. It's to help you get back to moving and feeling your best, so your body doesn't keep you from doing the things you love. That's the idea behind the Life Is Motion Newsletter. Each article shares practical ideas to help you better understand your body, move better, build simple habits, and become the healthiest version of yourself.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
The good news is that often people notice relief in their first session.
Additional sessions build on that progress.
If you've been dealing with sciatica for years, we wouldn't expect one session to completely resolve a long-standing pattern. But that doesn't mean you have to wait weeks or months before you start noticing a difference. How much care you'll need depends on what we find: how long the pattern has been present, how frequently you're experiencing sciatica, and how your body responds.
That's one of the reasons we created our New Client 3-Visit Package. Your first session gives us an opportunity to begin making meaningful progress, while the next two allow us to continue addressing remaining tension and restrictions.
By the end of your third session, you'll hopefully feel better, but together we'll have a much clearer sense of the progress you're making, giving us a much better idea of what you may or may not need going forward.
New Client 3-Visit Package
Includes your Initial Evaluation & Treatment, plus 2 additional Standard Myopractic sessions.
Often people notice a real difference after just one session, but lasting results typically take some consistency up front. By the end of your third session, you'll likely have a much clearer picture of how your body is responding, and we'll be able to give you better guidance on what you may—or may not—need beyond that point.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can Myopractic help with sciatica?
Myopractic can help many people by restoring movement through the pelvis, hips, lower back and surrounding areas. Sciatica can have a number of different causes, so your Myopractor will evaluate how your whole body is moving rather than only where you feel the symptoms. Results vary from person to person.
What is sciatica?
Sciatica isn't a specific injury. It is a term commonly used to describe symptoms associated with irritation of the sciatic nerve or the nerve roots that form it. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body. It originates from nerves in the lower spine, travels through the pelvis and buttock, and continues down the back of the leg.
Why does sciatica feel different from person to person?
Because the nerve travels such a long way, symptoms can show up in different places. For some people it is mainly pain through the buttock or hip. For others it may travel down the thigh or all the way into the lower leg and foot, and some people experience burning, tingling, numbness or weakness rather than pain.
What do the SI joints and pelvis have to do with sciatica?
One common pattern associated with sciatic symptoms is restricted movement through the SI joints and pelvis, though this isn't the case for everyone. When these areas aren't moving as freely as they should, the surrounding muscles may have to work harder to compensate, which can create tension through the hips and buttock and, in some cases, may contribute to irritation around the sciatic nerve.
When should I see a doctor about sciatica?
Seek medical care promptly if you have loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, rapidly worsening leg weakness, or pain after a significant injury. If something noticeably increases your pain, numbness or tingling, don't force your way through it.
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Mesa: 4447 E. Broadway Rd. Ste. 108, Mesa, AZ 85206
Queen Creek: 22707 S. Ellsworth Rd. H-104, Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Phone: 480-712-2555