A pinched nerve in your back can cause serious pain that runs from your lower back and down the back of one leg running from the buttocks down the rear of the thigh and even into the calf and foot.

Pain from a pinched nerve may start suddenly or gradually. Typically, it is characterized by sharp, acute pain that feels a lot like an electrical shock. Moving the leg, back or other area of the body affected by the pinch nerve will often intensify this pain.

Pain from a pinched nerve may be dispersed evenly along the leg, but there usually are certain spots where the pain is more intense. This pain is often accompanied by numbness or a tingling sensation along the sciatic nerves, the longest nerve group in the body which runs from the lower back and down the rear of both legs.

Reasons for a Pinched Nerve.

A pinched nerve may result from a process which causes pressure or inflammation of the nerve roots which make up the sciatic nerve. This pressure might be triggered by a variety of factors, including things like a ruptured intervertebral spinal disc, the narrowing of the bony spinal canal (known as spinal stenosis), or, in rare cases, by an infection or tumor.

The sciatic nerve is the longest and biggest in the body, measuring 3/4 of an inch in diameter in adults. It starts in the sacral plexus, the web of nerves located in the lower back (lumbosacral spine).

The sciatic nerve and its sections are what allow movement and sensation, or motor and sensory functions. in the thigh, knee, calf, ankle, foot and toes.

If your sciatic nerve is compacted, or “pinched”, it can cause pain along these paths. This is the reason pinched nerve pain can radiate or spread to other parts of your body.

Pinched nerve pain may be triggered by a bulging or herniated disc, degenerative disk disease, piriformis syndrome, pregnancy, spinal stenosis, a spinal tumor or spinal infection, or by damage.

Any of these disorders can apply pressure to the sciatic nerve or other related nerve roots located in your lower back. It is this compression, or pinching, that induces your pain and other symptoms.

Gentle, Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Treatment and Pinched Nerves.

If you are experiencing persistent lower back pain triggered by a pinched nerve, consider seeking treatment from one of our medical specialists. By providing gentle, non-surgical spinal decompression treatment, our team of spinal disc doctors can help relieve the pressure brought on by your slipped disc and provide quick relief to your back pain.

We can help if you or somebody you know is struggling with pain as the result of a pinched nerve or another type of lower back pain. Contact us today for your free consult.

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