Sciatica – It’s a pain in the butt…and the leg!
During the stressful process of building out New Path Chiropractic’s office I had the pleasure of working with a delightful electrician (cough…sarcasms). He ran wires all over the place (majority probably unnecessary) resulting in me grasping for air thinking about the inevitable bill. However, I had to keep my composure and bit the bullet because obviously the electrical system is possibly the most important component to make an office functional…especially in Florida!
Nerves are our electrical system. They arise out of the spinal cord and travel to their destination to perform their jobs transferring information to and from the brain. If I was to use explicit language towards my electrician chances are high he would have took a hammer to my newly installed electrical work causing sparks to fly. The sciatic nerve can be thought of in the same manner. Sciatic nerves (and all nerves in the body) should glide smoothly during bodily movement. Irritation from inflamed discs, join dysfunction, angry soft tissues (muscles, ligaments and tendons) and/or physiological chemicals can result in the inability for them to move properly. This trick is discovering the instigator using the foul language and repairing the wiring system.
The sciatic nerve is mostly to blame for the knee dropping pain down the leg; however, there are several other nerves in the lower body firing pain signals as well. Reason being why it is important to identify the specific irritated nerve shooting “sparks” everywhere. Functional Movement Evaluation, neurodynamic exercises and Active Release Techniques’ Long Nerve Entrapment Protocols are my efficient weapons for discovering the problem and repairing the issues. See below for quick and easy flossing exercise (not dental flossing) that can be effective for the pestering sciatica.
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