Performance Care to Maximize Your Athlete’s Abilities Sufering From Sciatica?

Sciatica is pain that originates in the low back or hip and can travel down one or both legs, buttock, knee and in some case, even the ankle.

What causes sciatica symptoms?

It’s common for us to have athletes come into our offce to get an injury treated, but more often than not, a non-traumatic injury is the result of body mechanics not functioning appropriately. This means that if we were to just treat the injury itself and then send that athlete back to the sport that caused the injury in the frst place, they would likely end up injured again. This is why in all of our treatment plans we perform a head to toe joint evaluation.

It is important to understand that sciatica is not a diagnosis, but rather a symptom. Common causes of sciatica are arthritis, pregnancy, childbirth, herniated or bulging disc, piriformis syndrome, degenerative disc disease, stenosis, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, trigger points or a tumor.

It is important that you do not ignore sciatica symptoms. Prolonged compression on a nerve can cause permanent nerve damage that may not be restored.

From your neck down to literally how your big toe is functioning, we evaluate how that joint is performing when you run, pitch, jump, etc. Not only does this approach keep our athletes out of injury, but it can make them to pitch faster, run harder, and jump higher.

How can my sciatic be treated?

Generalized training and conditioning with the team or even sport-specifc with most trainers does not account for every athlete’s individualized anatomical abilities. They train for the sport requirements and not what that athlete may be able to safely perform, so ultimately, it ends up training compensation patterns that result in injury or decreased performance.

Our physicians are trained in techniques that many professional athletes and teams utilize to keep their players performing at their highest ability, safely.

It is important that you receive a proper examination and an accurate diagnosis from an experienced spine expert for sciatica recovery and discovery of any serious underlying conditions. The good news is that with a proper diagnosis and treatment, most of the sciatica patients at Motion ChiroTherapy get better quickly, within a few weeks or for severe case, within a few months, with conservative care, avoiding drugs, injections or surgery.

You can fnd the same techniques and protocols in our offce that are used throughout the MLB, NHL, NFL, and even at Westside Barbell, which produces arguably the strongest powerlifters in the world.

Dr. Lutz utilizes a patient-centered approach which incorporates his extensive training in chiropractic, rehabilitation and sports performance to quickly decrease pain associated with sciatica, without the use of drugs or surgery.

Athletes we love to work with: runners, swimmers, pitchers, golfers, weightlifters, and all youth and high school athletes