Low Back Pain

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How Chiropractic Care Can Alleviate Sciatica

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How Chiropractic Care Can Alleviate Sciatica

Millions of Americans suffer from sciatica every year; sometimes, the pain is minimal, and other times it’s intense. In either case, finding the right chiropractic treatment will ensure you get optimized care that delivers results.


Chiropractic techniques are proven to end pain by finding what’s causing it. This comprehensive approach will dictate a wellness plan that reestablishes and restores the body’s full function, taking pressure off affected areas, including those found within the sciatic nerve.


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Spinal Manipulation - Who Benefits Best From This Effective Treatment Option

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Spinal Manipulation - Who Benefits Best From This Effective Treatment Option

Spinal manipulation, or the chiropractic adjustment, is the hallmark of Chiropractic Medicine, but what population of patients benefit from this safe and effective treatment option?

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Sciatica Pain Relief Part 3: Self-Care & Everyday Actions That Make Sciatic Pain Worse

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Sciatica Pain Relief Part 3: Self-Care & Everyday Actions That Make Sciatic Pain Worse

If you are tracking along with us on this journey of everything Sciatica, your patience and dedication is about to be rewarded. In Part 1 of our Sciatica Pain Relief series, we discussed what Sciatic Nerve pain is and the associated anatomy (always my favorite part). In Part 2 we went a little deeper with the 5 most common causes of Sciatica and touch on a few of the red flags we want to rule out as soon as possible. Having made it through those two very information-heavy articles, it is time to look at what YOU can do to improve your situation as well as some of the most common everyday actions that may be the primary cause for your Low Back and Sciatic Nerve pain.


Sciatica Pain Relief Part 2: Common Causes of Sciatica

Sciatica Pain Relief Part 2: Common Causes of Sciatica

In part 1 of our Sciatica Pain Relief series, we covered the basics of sciatica, sciatic nerve pain, and the general anatomy involved. While this may not interest everyone, it is useful in understanding the sharp, burning, and often debilitating pain that radiates down the leg that some people experience with low back pain. Our goal in this series is to inform, empower action, and give our fellow Salt Lake City, Utah friends the information and tools to help yourself through this condition as well as the understanding of when to seek care and a trusted source to do so if needed. In part 2, we are going to briefly discuss some of the most common causes of sciatica but before going forward, check out part 1 by clicking the button below.

Sciatica Pain Relief - Part 1: Anatomy & Definition

Sciatica Pain Relief - Part 1: Anatomy & Definition

Sciatica is the term used to describe pain that generates from the sciatic nerve. Many of us have felt this pain in the past, are currently experiencing it, or know someone close to us who constantly battles this sometimes debilitation and always frustrating condition.

Sciatic nerve pain is best known as the pain that seems to start at the low back and shoots down the leg, sometimes all the way to the foot. It can range from dull and ache, like a sore muscle, to a very distinct sharp, shooting sensation that can debilitate and stop a person in their tracks immediately. As the condition progresses, numbness, tingling can be present, and in urgent cases, weakness of the let. With that, low back pain with sciatica doesn’t just affect one area; it can radiate pain to the glues, hip, groin, hamstring, knee, calf, and foot…sometime all of them!

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 7: What Happens When You Need To Seek Care?

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 7: What Happens When You Need To Seek Care?

Our intention with this series on Low Back Pain has been to inform and empower you, or your loved ones, to take action and realize that movement can help, as well as, prevent low back pain. That your low back pain is not a life sentence.

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 6: Self-Care - What You Can Do For Low Back Pain

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 6: Self-Care - What You Can Do For Low Back Pain

Over the last 5 weeks, we have discussed everything from what low back pain is, most common causes, some of the most common myths associated with low back pain, and when to consider imaging studies (x-ray, MRI, CT) due to red flags that lead us to something more severe being the cause. We even covered a few tips to help when you find yourself traveling for work or vacation.

We have been building up toward the actual care of low back pain but wanted to fully educate on how common low back pain is, what we know about low back pain at this time, and help you focus on life outside of back pain.

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 5: You Are Not Your Image. (Red Flags & Imaging Considerations)

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 5: You Are Not Your Image. (Red Flags & Imaging Considerations)

In part 4 of our Fix Your Low Back series, we discussed some of the most common myths and misunderstandings around low back pain, care of low back pain, as well as updating some of the old-fashioned thoughts. Today, we are going to discuss imaging and red flags as it pertains to low back pain and a couple of VERY IMPORTANT things you need to know.

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 4: Most Common Myths Of Low Back Pain

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 4: Most Common Myths Of Low Back Pain

Few musculoskeletal conditions have a cult-like following of myths as Low Back Pain, many of which have been said by various healthcare providers across all specialties. To help clear the air, let's take a look at the 5 most common misunderstandings and myths that we encounter in our chiropractic clinic that could actually make your low back pain worse.

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 3: Most Common Cause Of Low Back Pain & What You Can Do About It.

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Resolve Low Back Issues Part 3: Most Common Cause Of Low Back Pain & What You Can Do About It.

In part one of our ‘Fix Your Low Back’ series, we discussed the 3 categories of back pain; Functional, Structural, and Pathological. As we learn about low back pain, we find that these groups interact with each other frequently. Essentially, these are medical definitions used to categorize your low back pain, but let’s step back and take a look at how your everyday actions could be the primary cause of your discomfort.

As an example, let’s say you sit at a desk for 8 hours each day. From here, you head to the gym where you like to lift weights and improve your cardio. It has been shown that repeatedly lifting heavy objects with a rounded spike (functional), can lead to disc bulges (structural). For many, we just hit the nail on the head as to where your back pain is coming from, for others, we are going to dive into the most common’s and discuss how a simple change in activity can make all the difference.

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