Sciatica
Sciatica
Sciatica is where the sciatic nerve is irritated or compressed by a muscle or herniated disc. You will experience pain running down the leg from the buttocks to the foot. Some of your symptoms may include:
- Lower back pain
- Leg pain
- Muscle spasms in the back
- Numbness
- Pins and needles
- Weakness
How do we assess
The first part is the listen to your story we take an in-depth injury history as well as understanding the mechanism of the current problem. We look for patterns in your story to make the best possible picture. We then look at your range of movement before moving into any muscular testing. We will assess the site of pain as well as areas above and below to ensure we have full information to move forwards.
How do we treat
Treatment can comprise of both hands on and exercise based activities. Hands on work will look to relieve muscle tension through soft tissue work while exercise will follow a four-step progression.
- Restore full range of movement
- Start loading the muscles isometrically
- Increase strength in a single plane of movement
- Strength exercises in multiple planes of movements
