Chiropractic Care More Effective for Sciatica Than Surgery

Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. works with countless sciatica patients here in our Buffalo office, and quite a few of these individuals were worried that they might need surgery to alleviate their pain. The latest research indicates that many people don't require surgery for this widespread problem, and that chiropractic adjustments is more beneficial at resolving sciatic nerve discomfort.

A common surgery for sciatica is microdiscectomy, and in a 2010 study, physicians examined 80 patients with sciatica who were referred for this procedure.

Forty patients were then randomly placed in one of two groups. The first group received surgical microdiscectomy and the second group was given chiropractic adjustments.

Both groups got better; however, no obvious difference in results was recorded one year post-treatment between the surgery group and the chiropractic group. Furthermore, around sixty percent of the participating subjects who could not find relief from any other treatment approach "benefited from spinal manipulation to the same degree as if they underwent surgical intervention."

In other words, chiropractic therapy offered the same positive advantages as surgery without needing to undergo the greater amounts of surgery-based pain or suffer through lengthy recovery times often associated with that specific treatment method. Plus, you also don't run the risks associated with surgical microdiscectomy, including nerve root damage, bowel or bladder incontinence, bleeding, or infection.

We Can Help Clients Find Comfort From Sciatica Pain

Surgery should be the last option for sciatica pain. If you live in Buffalo and you're experiencing back discomfort or sciatica, give Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. a call today at (716) 854-1563. We'll help identify the origin of your pain and work hard to get you relief and living pain free.

References

• McMorland, G et al. Manipulation or microdiskectomy for sciatica? A prospective randomized clinical study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2010;33(8):576-584.
• Solberg TK, Nygaard OP, Sjaavik K, Hofoss D, Ingebrigtsen T. The risk of "getting worse" after lumbar microdiscectomy. European Spine Journal 2005;14(1):49-54.