Sciatica Chiropractic Treatment in Jacksonville, FL

The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body and is responsible for controlling a large portion of the skin and muscles of the thigh, lower leg, and foot. The sciatic nerve is made from the union of many smaller nerves originating in the lumbar spine as well as the pelvis and travels down the posterior portion of the thigh before diving into smaller nerves at the back of the knee. Due to it's shear size and overall reach throughout our leg and foot it is very likely that when we experience injury or imbalances in our lumbar spine and/or pelvis we will feel symptoms associated with sciatica.

The most common symptom is dull to sharp pain that starts in the buttock and radiates down the back of the thigh. We find that sciatica is really just a symptom caused by subluxation (see subluxation blog post for more) in either the lumbar spine or the pelvis. Typically sciatica is not caused by a traumatic event such as a car or sport accident but rather develops over time due to poor lifestyle choices (excessive sitting and/or little to no physical activity).