“How do you know if your sciatic nerve is pinched?”
I am a 17 year old male. I think my sciatic nerve is pinched. How do you know if your sciatic nerve is pinched?
15 Answers
ChiropractorChiropractor
The sciatic nerve typically presents as radiating pain shooting down the leg. Due to the different levels of entrapment in the piriformis muscle it can present in many ways. Some may describe it as numbness and tingling down their hamstring. I would get in to see your local chiropractor to make sure the pelvis and lumbar spine is aligned, but then also check the
musculature in the low back, glutes, and hamstring and ask for stretches to keep those muscles loose so that they are not encroaching on that nerve.
musculature in the low back, glutes, and hamstring and ask for stretches to keep those muscles loose so that they are not encroaching on that nerve.
Orthopedic and neurological tests can be performed by a chiropractor to determine the origin of the pain. A lot of people believe they have a pinched sciatic nerve that actually is produced by the sacroiliac joint and referring the pain.
Hello there,
This is a great question since there are so many misconception about pinched sciatic nerve. Sciatic nerve can be caused by few reason but if your pain is radiating to your leg and only if THE PAIN RADIATES BELOW YOUR KNEE , then you know your sciatic nerve is involved. If the pain does not travel below your knee it is not sciatica. In either way your chiropractor is specialized to help you with your sciatic nerve pain. Best luck to you!
This is a great question since there are so many misconception about pinched sciatic nerve. Sciatic nerve can be caused by few reason but if your pain is radiating to your leg and only if THE PAIN RADIATES BELOW YOUR KNEE , then you know your sciatic nerve is involved. If the pain does not travel below your knee it is not sciatica. In either way your chiropractor is specialized to help you with your sciatic nerve pain. Best luck to you!
Dr. Jane Bye
Chiropractor
The sciatic nerve is made up of 5 nerve roots that leave your low back and travels to the back of your leg down your thigh, knee calf and ankle and foot. The best way to know is to have a chiropractic examination of the spine.
Good Morning,
Sciatica is a painful condition. True sciatica shoots severe pain from the low back or buttock down into the hamstring, pain behind the knee, and down into the the muscle behind the shin and sometimes even to the bottom of the foot. There are multiple causes of sciatica. A disc problem in the lumbar bone in low back. Primarily L-5 -S1 and sometime' s L-4-L5. Sometimes spurs, also called arthritis, can pinch the nerves, creating Sciatica. Another lesser evil is called Pirfomis Syndrome. This is a muscle where the Sciatic nerve travels through an opening called the Sciatic notch. Googling stretches for the Pirifomis Muscle Stretches can be very helpful. 3 nerves in the Sacrum (that triangular bone that attaches to the spine and pelvis that makes up "Big Five" nerves of the Sciatic nerve). There could be other conditions as well. As always, consult with your Chiropractor or Family Doctor.
HAVE A BLESSED DAY,
Dr. Richard S. Feher, D.C
Sciatica is a painful condition. True sciatica shoots severe pain from the low back or buttock down into the hamstring, pain behind the knee, and down into the the muscle behind the shin and sometimes even to the bottom of the foot. There are multiple causes of sciatica. A disc problem in the lumbar bone in low back. Primarily L-5 -S1 and sometime' s L-4-L5. Sometimes spurs, also called arthritis, can pinch the nerves, creating Sciatica. Another lesser evil is called Pirfomis Syndrome. This is a muscle where the Sciatic nerve travels through an opening called the Sciatic notch. Googling stretches for the Pirifomis Muscle Stretches can be very helpful. 3 nerves in the Sacrum (that triangular bone that attaches to the spine and pelvis that makes up "Big Five" nerves of the Sciatic nerve). There could be other conditions as well. As always, consult with your Chiropractor or Family Doctor.
HAVE A BLESSED DAY,
Dr. Richard S. Feher, D.C
The sciatic nerve is actually composed of four different spinal nerves that join together, go through buttocks and split into smaller nerves. Sometimes people equate back pain or leg pain with irritation to the sciatic nerve or what is commonly called a pinching. The fact is a small percentage of any nerve relays pain. Nerves can be pinched and cause dysfunction In the body in the absence of pain. Your best bet to determine if you have a pinched sciatic nerve is to visit a doctor of chiropractic for a thorough examination.
Sciatica nerve pain symptoms are pretty common among those experiencing it. If you are having symptoms of tingling, numbness, and radiating pain from low back, down the back of your glutes, to hamstrings, and down to the foot, then it is most likely associated with your sciatica nerve.
People can experience common symptoms include: tingling, or a “pins and needles” sensation. numbness in your buttocks that may run down the back of your legs. If you think you have a sciatica, you should seek a professional help. Doctor of Chiropractic well trained to take care of this problem. X-ray and/or MRi can help to detect underlaying problem, if there is any.
Easy, the pain runs down your leg into your calf and foot, it hurts if you cough or sneeze, and it hurts to lift your leg unbent.
Dr. Lonna Denny, D.C.
Dr. Lonna Denny, D.C.
Great question. The sciatic nerve runs from your low back, into the glute, down the back of the leg all the way to the big toe. If you have low back pain accompanied by sharp, stabbing or burning pain anywhere along the nerve with or without muscle weakness. You'd need imaging for a definitive answer.
Hopefully that helps.
Hopefully that helps.
The best way to know if your sciatic nerve is pinched is to have it evaluated by a health care professional. Typical symptoms of a pinched sciatic nerve include numbness or tingling in your lower leg, or weakness in your lower leg. Either way, if you are having pain, your body is telling you something is wrong, and you need to get it checked out.
Leg pain, numbness, tingling.
Typically if your pain radiates into your glute (butt) area, back of your thigh or even lower leg. Whether it’s sciatica or not, it sounds like an issue of some nerve or muscle in the low back.
Sciatic pain is a burning pain which starts near the low back or buttock and extends down the back of the thigh and calf, sometimes reaching down to the foot.
My approach is to consult with patient about their health and history of this and how did it start. Some patients know exactly when it started and what seemed to cause or start it. Some cases need x-rays. Others may respond to therapy, manipulation and focused exercises. Some of these cases seem to have started gradually over time and are hard to find the etiology or cause. Other cases need MRI scan beyond the x-rays to help narrow down if a disc(s) is to blame. Then the practitioner can decide if this patient would respond to conservative care or may need to be evaluated for possible surgery.
