Avoid Sciatica Surgery With Chiropractic

Avoid Sciatica Surgery With Chiropractic

Dr. Kasprack works with many sciatica patients here in our Clarksdale, Hernando, Horn Lake & Olive Branch office, and quite a few of these individuals were worried that they might require surgery to alleviate their pain. The most recent research indicates that many people don't need surgery for this common issue, and that chiropractic is more effective at solving sciatic nerve pain.

A common surgery for sciatica is microdiscectomy, and in a 2010 study, specialists looked at 80 individuals with sciatica who were referred for this procedure.

Forty patients were then randomly sorted into one of two groups. The first group was to receive surgical microdiscectomy and the second group was given chiropractic care.

Both groups got better; however, no noticeable difference in outcome was reported one year post-treatment between either group. Additionally, about 60% of the participating patients who could not find assistance from any other treatment approach "benefited from spinal manipulation to the same degree as if they underwent surgical intervention."

Put another way, chiropractic offered the same positive advantages as surgery without needing to go through the greater amounts of surgery-based pain or suffer through extended recovery times often associated with that particular treatment option. Additionally, you also don't run the risks affiliated with surgical microdiscectomy, which includes nerve root damage, bowel or bladder incontinence, bleeding, or infection.

Surgery ought to be the last option for sciatica pain. If you live in Clarksdale, Hernando, Horn Lake & Olive Branch and you're suffering from back pain or sciatica, give Dr. Kasprack a call today at (662) 890-0012. We'll help identify the origin of your pain and work hard to get you relief.

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.
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