If you are experiencing a sharp, radiating pain that travels from your lower back through your hip and down your leg, you are likely familiar with the frustration of sciatica. This condition can make sitting, standing, or even sleeping feel nearly impossible. At Live Well Chiropractic, Dr. Mark Swigert, DC, and our team are dedicated to helping our Spanish Fort, AL, community find lasting relief.
While Dr. Swigert is highly experienced in collaborating with orthopedists and neurosurgeons to coordinate care, his primary goal is to help you achieve your health objectives using non-invasive, holistic methods that avoid drugs or surgery whenever possible.
What Causes Sciatica
Sciatica is not a disease in itself, but rather a symptom of another issue. It occurs when the sciatic nerve, the longest and widest nerve in your body, becomes compressed or irritated. This nerve, of which you have one on each side, starts in your lower spine and runs all the way down to your feet.
When a spinal disc bulges, a vertebra shifts out of alignment, or a muscle in the gluteal region becomes too tight, it can pinch this nerve. This pressure often triggers the following:
- Radiating Pain: An electric or searing sensation that travels down one side of the body.
- Numbness and Tingling: A pins and needles sensation in the leg or foot.
- Muscle Weakness: Difficulty moving the leg or foot, or a feeling of heaviness.
Our Advanced Clinical Solutions
At Spanish Fort, Alabama’s Live Well Chiropractic, we use both traditional chiropractic care and modern technology to decompress the nerve and promote tissue healing. Your personalized treatment plan may include:
- Spinal Adjustments: Dr. Swigert performs chiropractic adjustments to restore proper alignment to the lumbar spine, reducing the mechanical pressure on the nerve roots.
- Spinal Decompression: This is a specialized, non-surgical therapy that gently stretches the spine. This creates negative pressure within the spinal discs, encouraging bulging material to retract and allowing nutrient-rich fluids to flow back into the area, facilitating healing.
- MyAct (Muscle Acoustic Compression Therapy): This advanced technology uses acoustic sound waves to target deep tissues. It helps break up scar tissue, improve circulation, and trigger the body’s natural repair mechanisms in the muscles surrounding the sciatic nerve.
A Collaborative Approach to Your Health
We believe that the best healthcare is patient-centered. Dr. Swigert takes the time to perform a thorough clinical evaluation to understand your specific needs. Because he maintains professional relationships with local specialists, you can rest assured that you are receiving a comprehensive approach to your recovery. If your condition requires outside intervention, he will ensure you are directed to the right professional; however, many of our patients find that our conservative, drug-free therapies are exactly what they need to reclaim their quality of life.
Are you tired of struggling with sciatica? Contact Live Well Chiropractic today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Mark Swigert and help your body recover. Call our office in Spanish Fort, AL, at 251-459-0098.
