Sciatica can feel like painful, prickly, shocking back pain running down your lower back and down into your legs. It makes standing, sitting, walking and other movements very painful. Although sciatica seems like a condition in its own right, it is actually a symptom of other conditions that pinch the sciatic nerve—the longest nerve in your body. No matter what the cause, our Beverly Hills chiropractor can help you find pain relief.

Dr. Jacobsen will first work to find out why you are suffering sciatica so that he can address that issue. This type of back pain often happens when a bulging or herniated disc presses the sciatic nerve. Posture changes during pregnancy can also compress the nerve. If the piriformis muscle at the bottom of your spine becomes inflamed and has spasms due to injury, arthritis, posture, vertebral misalignments or body balance problems, this can also cause sciatica. 

The cause behind your sciatica will dictate what course of pain relief and healing treatment Dr. Jacobsen recommends. In many cases—including posture misalignment, herniated disc and pregnancy issues—chiropractic care is extremely helpful. He can work to realign the spine through safe, precise spinal adjustments that help restore correct spinal curvature to relieve the nerve.

We also provide several other drug-free, natural treatments that get to the root of sciatica to bring pain relief. Spinal decompression is also often used for herniated disc problems that cause back pain and sciatica because is removes pressure from the nerve and reshapes the damaged disc. Physical and massage therapy can be very helpful in cases of muscle spasm pressure on the nerve. Finding a solution for sciatica is possible. Call us at (310) 657-0366 to put you on the road to pain relief.

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