Sciatica and RadiculopathY

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 Lumbar or cervical radiculopathy or sciatica may not feel like low back or neck pain, but the conditions begin with the compression of a nerve from your spine that leads to symptoms in other parts of the body. Whether your pain is from a nerve compressed by a bulging disk, a tight muscle or from overstretching damage to the nerve itself, physical therapy may help.

The Physical Therapy team at Medici Spine and Pain has decades of experience helping patients recover from cervical or lumbar radiculopathy and sciatica using multiple treatment techniques, including: 

· Soft tissue (muscle and connective tissue) treatments such as myofascial release, manual massage therapy and dry-needling can decrease the muscle tension and spasms that may contribute to the condition. 

· Joint mobilizations performed by the physical therapist may decrease pressure on the nerve from bones in the spine and give the patient relief from pain, numbness and tingling. 

· Mechanical cervical traction can increase space between your vertebra decreasing pain, allowing space for bulging or herniated disks, and stretching and relaxing tight muscles along the cervical spine.

· Working with our patients on flexibility, strength, and posture can also improve the symptoms of sciatica and radiculopathy and increase your tolerance of daily activities such as sitting, bending, working at a computer, driving and other tasks. 

Every patient at Medici Spine and Pain Physical Therapy gets the individualized care they deserve. At Medici Spine and Pain, the difference is YOU.