The Effects of Chiropractic Care on
Disc-related Sciatica
Some people are under the impression that chiropractic
adjustments should be avoided by patients who are suffering from disc related
sciatica. In fact, a few of the medical doctors I have worked with in the past
have recommended that the patient avoid lumbar manipulation due to disc
issues. (I have actually seen this on
referral scripts!) This couldn’t be
further from the truth. In fact,
according to a study published in Spine Journal in 2006, chiropractic treatment
is a successful method of reducing and eliminating the acute lower back pain
resulting from sciatica. These results
were derived from a random double-blind clinical trial on a set of more than
one hundred patients experiencing severe pain and disc protrusions.
More specifically, nearly 55% of the patients receiving
chiropractic care were relieved of radiating pain as compared to the 20% of
patients from the group that received simulated, or “sham” chiropractic
manipulation. Additionally, 28% of the
patients receiving care from chiropractors were free from the local pain as
opposed to 6% of those that received simulated manipulations.
In conclusion, chiropractic care is more effective that
other forms of sciatica treatment and has the added benefit of being free of
side effects that many drugs can cause.
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