As with many health-related symptoms, getting to the root of the problem is most beneficial and a great goal to have.
As Dr. Mandi McCoy explains, “With sciatic pain, it is all about figuring out what exactly is causing the pain. Since the sciatic nerve consists of five spinal nerves that come together, there could be a disc issue, such as a bulge or herniation, which can compress any of those nerves causing sciatic pain.”
“There is also a muscle in our glutes called the piriformis that the sciatic nerve either lays underneath or pierces through. If that muscle is tight, it can compress the nerve causing sciatic pain.”
Pregnant right now? You may be happy to know you are not alone as this is “more common in my pregnant patients because the belly grows, the glutes tend to tighten up due to compensation of the gravity change.”
When a patient comes into her practice, she identifies the source of the pain and bases her treatment on that.
In virtually all patients she treats both
· The spine, and
· The muscles
Adjustments include
· The joints in the spine and pelvis
· Stretching muscles that she feels are tight
Patients are also sent home with
· Stretches
· Exercises
In an effort to “keep joints mobile and muscles relaxed.”
Dr. Mandi McCoy treats all ages, but specializes in treating the pregnant and pediatric population.
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