AcuPhysioHealth Treat Sciatica With Physiotherapy And Accupuncture

The professional and caring team at AcuPhysioHealth are presented with many cases of sciatica, associated with lower back pain, and recommend that physical therapy exercises incorporating a combination of strengthening, stretching, and aerobic conditioning are a central component of almost any sciatica treatment plan. They have found that when patients engage in a regular programme of gentle exercises, they can recover more quickly from sciatica pain and are less likely to have future episodes of pain.

Sciatica pain may make it difficult to be active but bed rest is not recommended as a mainstay treatment. If symptoms are not severe but persist beyond a couple of weeks, the AcuPhysioHealth team recommend physical therapy. The proper exercises may actually help reduce sciatic pain, and they can also provide conditioning to help prevent the pain from coming back

The sciatic nerve can literally be a huge pain in the butt.  It is the largest nerve in the body, which consists of a large bundle of smaller nerves that begin in the lumbar spine, travel down the buttocks, and move through the leg.  Technically, sciatica is not a disease, but a group of symptoms that affect the region of the sciatic nerve.  Radiating pain is one of the more common and intense symptoms associated with sciatica, and there can also be numbness and tingling starting in the lower back radiating down the leg.

At AcuPhysioHealth, physiotherapy takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, which considers our general lifestyle. It is a science-based healthcare profession involving skills and knowledge that improve a broad range of conditions associated with various systems in the body and, in this case, sciatica. Their Auckland physiotherapist will work with the soft tissues of the body (neuromusculoskeletal), such as the muscles, tendons and ligaments, to strengthen these structures and facilitate healing. Rehabilitation of these structures will allow the patient to move independently and gain back the muscle mobility they have lost.

Similarly, many of their patients use acupuncture to relieve pain and treat certain health conditions. It can be used as an individual treatment or as part of a treatment programme, and in their many years of practice, the team at AcuPhysioHealth have seen promising results for its use in treating and relieving a variety of conditions, including sciatica.

For further information on AcuPhysioHealth and their range of services, please visit the website at http://www.acuphysiohealth.co.nz/