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Sciatica


If you’ve got pain running down the back of the leg- it’s very tempting to think that it’s nothing, that it will go away on its own.

​There’s no obvious reason why it happened - but it doesn’t seem to be improving!

Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg.

Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. Sciatica most commonly occurs when a herniated disk, bone spur on the spine or narrowing of the spine (spinal stenosis) compresses part of the nerve.

This causes inflammation, pain and often some numbness in the affected leg.

Although the pain associated with sciatica can be severe, most cases resolve with non-operative treatments in a few weeks.

People who have severe sciatica that's associated with significant leg weakness or bowel or bladder changes might be candidates for surgery.

If that’s happening to you, you’re not alone - and we hear this type of thing all the time.

In fact, Lower Back Pain and Sciatica is the most common problem that we see in our Physical Therapy clinic in Lakeway, Dripping Springs, and South Austin .

“Why is This Happening to Me?”...

Most people think that when they get Sciatic Pain, its just going to go away on it’s own.
That they’ll wake up one morning and like “magic”, it’ll be as if back pain and leg pain never happened… But then 6 months later you’re still living with back pain - often even worse than it was when it came on.​

​​“How Can Choosing to See a Physical Therapist at Body Balance Physical Therapy Help You Get Rid of Your Sciatica Pain - In The Next Few Days?”

Here’s just a few of the things our Physical Therapy Team can do for you:
  • ​We can quickly take away the pain and stiffness - often inside a couple of sessions.
  • ​We can help you find out what’s really going on, and get to the root cause of your Back pain once and for all - often inside 20 minutes.
  • ​Pain can “zap” you of energy and limit a peaceful night's sleep - we can help you to enjoy sleeping at night and living with more energy each day.
  • ​We will ensure that your problem is “corrected” and “healed” properly - and we will provide you with the perfect set of exercises that will speed up your recovery.  
  • ​We can help you put an end to taking all of those painkillers that are no good for your health long-term.
  • ​We can help you avoid dangerous spinal surgery - and painful injections.
  • ​We can help you keep out of the Doctor’s waiting room or from making repeat visits only to be given more pills!
  • We can help you get back to enjoying quality time with family and friends that back pain has stolen from you.
  • We can help you to finally get a good night’s sleep without tossing and turning trying to find that one position that feels right.
  • We can help you to sit more comfortably and walk longer than 15 minutes without your back feeling weak and painful or like it is going to “give-way” ...

   To learn more click the button below and read a great article written by our Dr Paul Hendricks, PT, DPT!