Sciatica Treatment in Brampton
Sciatica is the name of a pain starting from the back and going down the leg. The name has been given because of the name of the nerve, which starts from the spine and goes down the leg, up to the toes. so any condition which irritates the sciatic nerve will cause sciatic pain or sciatica
There can be medical causes of sciatica like diabetes mellitus or deficiency of vitamins like vitamin B12, it can be secondary to lead poisoning or polyneuropathy due to many other diseases. It can be secondary to smoking and alcoholism. There can be many other internal diseases of the nerves causing sciatica like demyelinating diseases. Core Physio and Massage Therapy provides top sciatica treatment in Brampton.
Sciatica is caused by inflammation, irritation, compression, or pinching of a lower back nerve. Most sciatica patients get better through self-care treatments. However, if not treated properly, it can lead to some severe spinal issues. Let us learn about sciatica and the best sciatica pain treatment in Brampton.
What is Sciatica?
Sciatica is a term used to describe pain that travels (radiates) down the leg from the lower back or buttock. It is a type of nerve pain and several cases are caused by pressure on the nerves due to a disc bulge in the lower back. This is most commonly seen in middle-aged adults and men are more susceptible. The term sciatica originated from the sciatic nerve, which is the single largest nerve in our body. This nerve is responsible for a significant proportion of leg sensation and movement. Sciatica represents pain in the area supplied by the sciatic nerve.
Radicular pain/ radiculopathy are medical terms that doctors use when describing this condition. There are numerous reasons for having leg pain and every leg pain is not sciatica. Commonly people misinterpret sciatica as a disease and need to be explained that it is a symptom of the underlying problem.
What are the Symptoms of Sciatica?
Here are some symptoms associated with sciatica:
- Lower back pain( Moderate to severe)
- You can feel numbness and weakness in the lower back, hips, buttocks, and legs
- An absence of bowel and bladder control
- Difficulty in performing body movements
- Burning and tingling sensation in legs
What Causes Sciatica?
Sciatica develops when the sciatic nerve is compressed, most commonly by a herniated disk on your spine or an overgrowth of (bone prod) on your vertebrae. More rarely, the nerve might be compressed by a tumor or damaged by an illness such as diabetes.
Treatment of Sciatic Pain in Brampton
Spinal Injections: Injections like the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injections and Transforaminal injections are injections into the opening at the side of the spine where a nerve root exits. These injections reduce the inflammation and swelling of spinal nerve roots and other tissues surrounding the spinal nerve root and reduce pain, tingling numbness, and other symptoms caused by such inflammation, irritation, or swelling.
Spinal cord stimulation: Spinal cord stimulation is a procedure that delivers low-level electrical signals to the spinal cord or to specific nerves to block pain signals from reaching the brain. Spinal cord stimulation is recommended when other treatments have not been successful, when surgery is not likely to help, or when surgery has failed.
Radiofrequency Ablation: Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) is a procedure used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain signals from that specific area. RFA can be used to help patients with chronic (long-lasting) low-back pain. RFA has proven to be a safe and effective way to treat some forms of pain. It also is generally well-tolerated, with very few associated complications.
Ozone Discectomy (Ozonucleolysis): Injection of Ozone-Oxygen mixture into the disc is a new alternative method of treating patients suffering from back and leg pain (sciatica) caused by disc prolapse. A large number of international studies confirm the efficacy of this treatment and the superiority of this treatment over conventional disc surgery.