03/03/2023
Sciatica đŤ
What is it?
Sciatic is a debilitating condition where patients experience pain/loss of sensation/weakness through the distribution of the sciatic nerve or an associated lubosacral nerve route.
Sciatica can often be confused with lower back pain. Sciatica is a clinical diagnosis based on the presence of radiating pain in one leg or without the associated numbness or muscle weakness.
It can often present as radiating pain, sensory impairment/disturbance (hot and cold, tingling/burning), muscle weakness, reflex impairment or gait dysfunction.
What the treatment?
Donât worry, our experienced clinicians are here to help. Patient education, promotion of self management, exercise prescription and manual therapy will be sure to put your sciatica on the road to recovery!
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