Sciatica

What Is Sciatica?

Sciatica is a lower back condition distinguished by very specific symptoms. Significant pain from sciatica radiates from the lower back, down into the buttock, along the back or side of the thigh, and down into the calf. For some the pain reaches the feet and toes. This path of pain is related to the two sciatic nerves which branch off from the lumbar nerves located in the lower spine. Therefore it is easier to determine if the symptoms are actually sciatica as patients only experience symptoms on one side. When unnatural compression of the lumbar nerves occur, it can lead to Sciatica.

What are the Symptoms and Causes of Sciatica?

As mentioned, the most common symptom of sciatica is that the pain radiates on one side. Symptoms include:

• Pain radiating from the lower back, down into the buttock, along the back or side of the thigh, and down as far as the toes
• Numbness and/or burning
• Tingling or muscle weakness
• Difficulty moving or controlling the leg
• Difficulty sitting or standing without experiencing pain

Sciatica can be debilitating with episodes of pain lasting for just a few days or for months. There are many possible causes of unnatural compression of the lumbar nerves including:

• Spinal Disc Herniation
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spinal Subluxations/Misalignment
• Tumors
• Trauma
• Piriformis Syndrome
• Pregnancy
• Habits which cause misalignment of vertebrae in the lower spine

Sciatica Treatment Options

Dr. Ron Nusbaum created his own unique system of care to deliver rapid, non-invasive, and long-lasting lower back and neck pain relief. The first of its kind in Canada, the High-Performance Healing SystemTM has succeeded where other conventional treatments have failed. The system involves three steps:

Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression

Spinal decompression is a non-invasive procedure that delivers painless, precise and accurate targeted stretching of the damaged disc, causing a reduction of pain, inflammation which jumpstarts the healing of the disc and of course the back pain it causes. Think of Spinal Decompression, a kind of an outside in healing approach.

Class IV Summus Therapy

Laser therapy, also called photobiomodulation, is used to help heal the damaged disc responsible for back or neck pain. This powerful, deep penetrating laser light is specifically aimed at the damaged discs. The laser light then interacts with the cells of the damaged discs to ultimately promote pain relief, reduction of inflammation and enhancing tissue repair of the spinal disc. Think of laser therapy as a kind of an inside-out job, just the opposite of spinal decompression.

Disc Renewal Plus™

This all-natural nutritional supplementation system was formulated with the goal to support reduction in pain and inflammation and support the healing of damaged connective tissue (discs are made of this). Disc Renewal Plus™ has a similar role to play in back pain healing as Class IV K-l laser, but from a nutritional perspective. Disc Renewal Plus™ is custom formulated by Dr. Nusbaum and available exclusively only to patients of Back Clinics of Canada.