While true sciatica is a nerve condition originating in the lumbar region of the spine, characteristic patterns often include symptoms that shoot down a leg. Frequently, sciatica symptoms are more severe in the leg than in the back.
Recognizing the actual source of your leg pain symptoms may be the first step in successfully bypassing stabbing leg pain.
When rest and home care aren’t enough, visit Dr. James Nassiri and our team at Westside Pain Specialists in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, and Rancho Cucamonga, California. We’re sciatica specialists.
We can help you manage pain symptoms as well as underlying causes, reducing the time you spend dealing with limitations through your daily life. Here’s how to finally stop that stabbing pain in your leg.
Resulting from a compression or irritation of sciatic nerve tissue, sciatica is a symptom rather than a causative condition. The pressure on the sciatic nerve typically starts with such conditions as:
In most cases, sciatica appears only on one side of the body. Though it’s possible for both sciatic nerves to suffer from compression at the same time, symptoms may not match.
Each sciatic nerve forms from five nerve roots, and the signs you experience may depend on which root suffers from irritation.
Sciatica pain may originate in your lower back, at the site of the nerve root injury. Back symptoms can be severe, mild, intermittent, or nonexistent. Other common symptoms can include:
You may have a single symptom type or a combination of several.
Try these home care strategies anytime sciatica symptoms flare up:
When self-care isn’t enough, contact us at Westside Pain Specialists for a complete medical evaluation. Conditions like peripheral neuropathy or sacroiliac joint dysfunction can produce similar symptoms while requiring different treatments.
Call our nearest Southern California location directly to schedule your sciatica consultation today.
