How To Get the Appropriate Sciatica Treatment - Vaughan

Sciatica treatment can be a difficult one as there are not only so many factors that can cause sciatica, but it also depends on the severity of the spinal damage that can cause the sciatic pain.

Conditions such as a herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis, periformis syndrome, cancer and  diabetes are just some of the potential causes of nerve damage and the burning, numbness and tingling down your leg(s).

So what do you need to do to get the right treatment?

Well first and foremost, images (e.g. X-Rays, MRIs or CTs) must be done.  One of the biggest mistake health care practitioners do is they will perform a physical examination and ask you some questions on your back pain history and then will begin to treat you - WITHOUT ANY IMAGING!

The problem with this is that the above mentioned conditions can ALL lead to sciatica and if your health care practitioner (e.g. chiropractor, massage therapist, M.D., physiotherapist, etc.) does not complete the examination with X-Rays or some other form or imaging, then it's 100% guess work as to what it the source of your sciatic pain is!

So  you may undergo treatment for months and months and have absolutely no results.  Why?  Because your problem was never treated correctly because it was never diagnosed correctly.

So if you are suffering from chronic back or neck pain it is imperative that you have some sort of imaging done.

Now say that you are suffering from a disc herniation or degenerative disc disease and you've had all the appropriate imaging done, have had a thorough exam and you are now undergoing care (e.g. chiropractic, physiotherapy, massage, etc.) and you are still not getting better.

Are these previously mentioned therapies worthless?  Are you being taken for a ride?

At The Toronto Spine Clinic because we see such severe and chronic neck and back pain patients, most of of our patients have tried all of the different forms of care... with little or no results.

I tell my patients that the above mentioned therapies are all very good and the reason why you are not getting better is potentially because your problem has now progressed beyond the scope of these disciplines.  As such, despite all the good efforts that your health care practitioner is putting forth, your body is simply too far gone to adapt and make the appropriate changes.

It is for this reason that The Toronto Spine Clinic was formed.  We opened out of the need to help patients with spinal arthritis, degenerative disc disease and disc herniations get the results they are looking for.

Because we see such complicated and chronic cases of neck and back pain, we provide our patients with THE most advanced and TRUE form of Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression therapy on the market today.  As such, when our patients undergo our care they have the highest probability of recovery.

In fact, our treatments are so effect that the TV show The Doctors has profiled our treatment!

Click on the link below to watch a clip on our website..
The Doctors TV Show

If you would like to find out if you are a candidate for our treatment, call 1-855-TSC-DISC 1-855-872-3472) or (905) 850-1007 for your FREE CONSULTATION.

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The Toronto Spine Clinic
6175 Hwy 7 (corner of Hwy 7 & Hwy 27), unit 3
Vaughan, On.
L4H-0K9
1-855-TSC-DISC (1-855-872-3472)
1-905-850-1007
contactus@torontospineclinic.com

Herniated Disc But Having Unrelated Symptoms?

You just found out that the cause of  your lower back pain is your Lumbar Disc Herniation... but you're experiencing more than just lower back pain and pain shooting down your legs (i.e. sciatica). Do you just have a herniated disc?!

Besides the lower back pain and the sciatica, you're also experiencing groin pain, bladder and bowel weakness, erectile dysfunction, the muscles in one leg is shrinking and now your foot is starting to slap the floor when you walk!

"What's going on?  Do I have more than just a disc herniation in my back??!!"

Well, probably not.  But your herniated disc is worsening and your spinal nerves (e.g. sciatic nerve) are becoming more damaged.

The nerves coming off your spinal cord have essentially 2 branches off the same nerve.  This is called "Dual Innervation" and this occurs in all parts of your spine... from your neck all the way down to your lower back.

For instance, the nerves stemming from your lower back branch down into your legs but ALSO into the internal components of your body... like your stomach, bladder, colon, reproductive system, etc.   

So, if you have a herniated disc that is pressing on the spinal nerve that also supplies your bladder and bowels, then just like your leg is affected, so will your bladder and bowels.  Remember, your nerves act just like electrical wires supplying a light.  Electrical current is sent from the source to the light to turn it on.  However, if there is something that has damaged the wire, the signal/current will not be sent down and so the light won't work.

Just like your sciatic nerve... if the herniated disc has compressed your nerve, the signals won't be sent down and so the leg and any organ that the nerve supplies will dysfunction.  Often for men with herniated discs, erectile dysfunction is a common finding.  Again, the nerve that supplies the reproductive organ is compromised, the messages are not being sent and so erectile dysfunction then occurs.

However, by addressing and with proper herniated disc therapy the disc material can be brought back into its proper position, pressure is then removed from the sciatic nerve, signals are sent without interference and your symptoms go away.

HOWEVER!  You're symptoms MAY NOT go away!  The longer you wait to have your herniated disc treated, if you ignore your problem because you have been told that it will go away on its own or if you use the wrong type of therapy, your nerve can become so damaged that you may never have a full recovery and always feel pain.

So, what can be done?  Firstly, have your problem checked immediately.  Don't wait expecting it to get better on its own.  As a doctor that specializes in the rehabilitation of chronic and severe cases of neck and back pain, this is the most common statement we hear all the time..."Oh, I just thought that the pain would go away".  Chances are it won't simply just go away and fix itself.

Secondly, if you have a herniated disc you need to have the proper therapy.  Therapy that is able to return the herniated disc material back into its proper position and remove the pressure off of your spinal nerves.

This is exactly what we at The Toronto Spine Clinic provide for our patients!  Our treatments are specifcially designed to rehabilitate disc herniation and spinal arthritis.  In fact, our treatments are so effective that it has been profiled on The Doctors TV show.  (see video below)

If you would like to find out if you are a candidate for our breakthrough treatment, please give us a call at 1-(905) 850-1007 to book your FREE consultation or for more information please visit our website at http://www.torontospineclinic.com TODAY!

Click to fill out an on-line patient intake form today!

Toronto Spine Clinic
6175 Hwy 7, Unit 3
Woodbridge, On L4H-0K9
Office Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 9am-5pm

(905) 850-1007
contactus@torontospineclinic.com
http://www.torontospineclinic.com 

Why Stretching and Exercises Does Not Help with your Back Pain.

So why doesn't stretching and exercises help with your back pain?  Well, first of all it can, but it depends on the nature of your back pain and the seriousness of it.

However, if you are one of those people that has already tried or are presently doing the exercises that your physiotherapist has assigned to you and are not getting the relief that you want, I will explain to you why it's not working and what can be done to get rid of your back pain once and for all.

First, one of the biggest mistakes done by therapist is when an exercise protocol is given to patients without having enough information on their condition.  In fact, all too often, basic x-rays are not even taken.... especially when you have chronic pain.  So if x-rays are not taken, how is your therapist to know what is going on in your back that's causing your pain and therefore, how do they know what to prescribe for you in order for you to get better?

Take spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease as an example.  Spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease (i.e. the decaying of the discs between your spine)  can cause a lot of symptoms .  Such symptoms include lower back pain, numbness and tingling (sciatica) down your legs, incoordination, weakness in your legs, etc.

As a natural reaction to spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease, the surrounding spinal muscles, gluteal (butt) muscles and leg musles (e.g. psoas - hip flexor muscle) will go into a protective spasm called "Gaurding".

The muscles start to guard to protect the area of spinal damage due to spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease and tries to prevent further damage.  That is to say, your muscles go into a spasm AFTER your spinal condition has developed.

So what does that mean?  It means that if you are performing stretches and exercises to address the muscle spasms due to your spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease (which is the origin of your pain), chances are your pain will NOT go away.  In other words, you are putting the "cart before the horse".

You are having your back treated backwardly!!

Hence, you'll be performing all these exercises and not getting anywhere.  Does this make sense?

Obviously, the best course of action is to address the CAUSE of your pain (i.e. spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease), once this is addressed... then initiate exercises! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!

Rehabilitate the degenerative discs first, then address the muscles.

So what should be learned here?

1. Find out exactly what is the root cause of your lower back pain.
2. Address the root cause first, then perform exercises (if needed).

 It is for this reason, we at The Toronto Spine Clinic will not have anyone undergo care until we know exactly what the patient's condition is.  Due to the precision of our non-surgical spinal decompression techology, not only do we have to know what is causingyour pain (so we can determine if your a candidate), but also to know at what disc level is causing your symptoms so that we can target and REHABILITATE that problematic disc.

Our non-surgical spinal decompression therapy is the most advanced on the market today and due to the sophistication of our techology, we are able to target the problematic disc so precisely that 80-90%  of the treatment forces will be applied to your damaged disc!

Thus, due to this precision, our patients can enjoy rapid rehabilitation of theirs spine and return to an active pain free life.

For more infomation on your specialized treatment for spinal arthritis or degenerative disc disease, please visit our webiste at http://www.torontospineclinic.com.

To book your FREE consultation to find out if you are a candidate for our care, please call us toll-free at 1-855-TSC-DISC (1-855-872-3472) or (905) 850-1007.

Click to fill out an on-line patient intake form today!

Toronto Spine Clinic
6175 Hwy 7, Unit 3
Woodbridge, On L4H-0K9
Office Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 8am-4pm
contactus@torontospineclinic.com
http://www.torontospineclinic.com