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Treating the Causes of Sciatica at Laser Spine Institute
Sciatica at its worst can feel like the back of your leg is on fire—on the inside. When the pain flares up, sometimes all you can do is wait it out and hope it doesn’t hurt too long. When you’re in that kind of pain, knowing that the cause of your sciatica is compression of the sciatic nerve doesn’t help much. Still, a proper diagnosis is the first step toward finding a way to manage the shooting lower back and leg pain, tingling, numbness and muscle weakness associated with sciatica.
The good news is, with a proper sciatica diagnosis, most people can find relief using conservative treatment methods, including physical therapy, rest, exercise, behavior modification and over-the-counter or prescription pain medication. Massage therapy, chiropractic therapy and acupuncture also have been shown to help relieve sciatica symptoms. However, if debilitating pain persists even after weeks or months of conservative treatment, your doctor might suggest surgery as an option. If traditional open back surgery seems intimidating, consider the alternative—an endoscopic procedure at Laser Spine Institute (LSI).
The award-winning surgeons at LSI have helped thousands of patients rediscover a life without the pain of sciatica. Whereas traditional surgery requires the use of general anesthesia, a long hospital stay, and lengthy recuperation, the minimally invasive procedures available at LSI are performed on an outpatient basis, use deep IV sedation, require no hospital stay, and have a quicker recovery period.
Contact Laser Spine Institute for a free review of your MRI or CT scan and to learn more about how we banish sciatic discomfort.