Care at your location
Sciatica & Radiating Leg Pain
Pain traveling from the buttock into the leg can make sitting, walking, or sleeping difficult.
Chiropractic evaluation and care at your home or workplace in Delaware County and surrounding service areas.
Symptoms & related concerns
- Low back pain
- Buttock discomfort
- Tingling or numbness in the leg or foot
- Weakness
- Difficulty tolerating sitting
What do you want to do more comfortably?
Less pain
Move more comfortably
Build strength and control
Work toward walking, sitting, and tolerating everyday activity more comfortably.
Goals depend on your findings and needs; results vary.
What may contribute to sciatica & radiating leg pain?
Sciatica describes symptoms associated with irritation or compression of nerves supplying the leg. It can include burning pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness. Not all leg pain is sciatica; the examination helps distinguish nerve-related symptoms from other causes.
Conditions often seen with sciatica & radiating leg pain
These concerns may occur together, but do not always share the same cause.
Care often used for sciatica & radiating leg pain
Dr. DeFries evaluates symptom patterns, movement, strength, sensation, and other relevant nerve findings. When conservative care is appropriate, treatment may combine movement guidance, targeted exercise, and selected manual therapies. Progressive weakness or other concerning findings may require referral rather than routine treatment.
This information describes care options. An examination is needed to determine what is appropriate for you.
Practical guidance at your location
Guidance focuses on tolerable activity and positions suited to your symptoms. Progress includes changes in leg symptoms and your ability to sit, walk, and function.
Symptoms that need urgent medical attention
Difficulty urinating, new loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness around the groin or saddle area, or severe or worsening symptoms in both legs requires emergency evaluation. New or progressing leg weakness needs prompt medical assessment.
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