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Can a chiropractor treat sciatica?

April 26, 2017Chiropractor sciatica treat

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Can a chiropractor treat sciatica?

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Doctors of Chiropractic medicine can and do treat sciatica. Because sciatica is characterized by pain that originates in the low back or buttock that travels into one or both legs, involving the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is generally caused by sciatic nerve compression. Disorders include lumbar spine subluxations (misaligned vertebrae), herniated or bulging discs, and other conditions. The type of chiropractic therapy provided by the chiropractor will depend on the cause of the patient’s sciatica, which the chiropractor will determine before treatment.