Sciatica is a common type of pain affecting the sciatic nerve which travels down from lumbar to the leg. Common symptoms of sciatica includes: lower back pain; hip pain; burning or tingling down the leg; weakness or numbness of leg or foot; pain in the rear thigh or leg that is worse when sitting; shooting pain down to the leg.

For some people, the pain from sciatica can be severe and debilitating. Others, the sciatica pain might be infrequent and irritating, but it could get worse.

Get immediate medical attention if you feel weakness of you leg, numbness in the upper thighs, and/or loss of bladder or bowel control.

Sciatica could be caused by irritation of the root(s) of the lower lumbar and lumbosacral spine such as disk bulge. Muscle spasm in the buttocks such as piriformis muscle is another common reason of sciatica. Lumbar spinal stenosis and even pregnancy could result in sciatica also.

Can acupuncture help with sciatica? From TCM point of view, Sciatica is one type of lower back pain or lumbago. Acupuncture is a best effective alternative treatment for sciatica especially for those caused by muscle spasm. Your well being is our first priority, great results have been harvested by great healers at TG Wellness Clinic.

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