FyzicalNCWV: Sciatica & Back Pain

OCTOBER, 2020

DISCOVER MOBILITY WITH SCIATICA & BACK PAIN RELIEF

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INSIDE: • How Physical Therapy Can Help with Sciatica Exercise To Do At Home • Patient Success Spotlights • Staff Spotlight And More! www.fyzical.com/ncwv

OCTOBER, 2020

WALK AWAY FROM SCIATICA & BACK PAIN

What Is Sciatica? Sciatica is pain that radiates alongside the sciatic nerve. This nerve, which branches from your lower back — spanning across your hips, buttocks and legs — can be injured or stressed in several ways. The most common cause of sciatica-related pain is inflammation along the spine, where compressed nerves are aggravated. While sciatica pain can be intense, it is treatable. A lot of sciatica cases, in fact, can be resolved without operation—and within just a fewweeks. Even if you’ve suffered severe sciatica spawned from leg weakness, bladder changes or nerve issues, there’s still hope. What Causes Sciatica? In most cases, sciatica occurs when one of the back’s discs are herniated. It can also happen if the spine narrows — an effect called spinal stenosis. As we age, our backs undergo a lot of stress. This stress takes a toll, causing inflammation in several areas. If this inflammation reaches a certain point, it may compress these nerves — resulting in pain. What Are the Symptoms of Sciatica? Sciatica back pain is normally noticed as a pain radiating from the lower back. Often, this pain extends to the buttock, spiraling down the leg and extending to the calf. If you’re suffering from sciatica, you might feel the discomfort anywhere along this nerve pathway. The pain itself can be dull, aching or even sharp. In some cases, the compressed nerve may feel like it burns. In other cases, the compressed nervemay simply issue a sharp jolt of pain. Some people experiencing sciatica may experience leg numbness, tingling or weakness. If sciatica isn’t treated, it can hinder mobility altogether.

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If you’re experiencing sciatica, contact a physician immediately. Medical News Today asserts that over-the-counter painkillers may alleviate pain, but in-depth physical therapy is often needed. Physical therapy can reduce sciatica compression by carefully introducing exercises and relaxing treatments. These treatments, hand-picked by professionals, can completely eliminate sciatica over time. If you’re experiencing back pain, don’t wait. Call one of our professionals today, and ask about physical therapy options. Your mobility is important, and your back can be healed. Do you have back pain or leg pain with standing or walking? Do you have a shooting pain in your leg when you stand up? Do you need to sit down for a minute for the pain to go away? A 30 Second Self-Test for Sciatica 1. Sitting on a chair, look down. 2. Straighten one leg, with toes in the air. 3. Repeat for the other side. HOW PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP WITH SCIATICA

What it means: If the leg with pain, numbness or tingling does not go up as high as the other leg, you likely have Sciatica.

Sources: https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/what-is-sciatica#1 https://www.medicinenet.com/sciatica/article.htm https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sciatica/symptoms-causes/ syc-20377435 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7619.php

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

CHRIS JONES PT, MPT, CLINICAL DIRECTOR Specialization: Hand Therapy, Trigger Point Dry Needling

Masters of Physical Therapy: Physical Therapy, University of Findlay Special Training: Trigger Point Dry Needling Memberships: American Physical Therapy Association Hometown: Shinnston, WV Interests/Hobbies: Mountain bike and gravel bike racing/riding, hiking with my dogs, traveling, and hunting

INGREDIENTS • 2 (about 1 lb) large boneless, skinless chicken breasts • 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 oz fresh salted mozzarella • 2 plum tomatoes • 1/4 cup fresh basil

DIRECTIONS: Set grill to medium. Lay the chicken breasts flat and cut horizontally with knife parallel to cutting board to form 4 thinner cutlets. Brush chicken with the olive oil and season all over with salt and pepper. Place chicken on grill and cook 4 min. per side. Meanwhile, very thinly slice the mozzarella. Thinly slice the tomatoes. Thinly slice the basil. Arrange tomato slices on chicken. Top with mozzarella. Cover and cook another 2–3 min., until cheese melts and chicken is cooked through. To serve, season with pepper and garnish with basil.

Chris has worked for FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Centers since 2006.

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Exercise To Do At Home BRACE MARCHING While lying on your back with your knees bent, slowly raise up one foot a few inches and then set it back down. Next, perform on your other leg. Use your stomach muscles to keep your spine from moving. Repeat 10 times. Strengthens Back

PATIENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHTS

After a few weeks, my pain was completely gone and I was back to doing all of my daily activities. The folks at FYZICAL are great.” - Kevin B. They treated me like family. The took great care of me and made it a lot of fun to come to therapy. I only had to come to a few visits to get complete relief of my pain. ” - Sandy C.

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BEING GRATEFUL IS GOOD FOR YOU!

“We notice the positives more, and that magnifies the pleasures you get from life.”

Gratitude and health. Feeling thankful can improve your health in both direct and indirect ways. Some research shows that the experience of gratitude can induce a sense of relaxation, improve the immune system, and decrease blood pressure. But grateful people also tend to cultivate better health habits, like eating more nutritious food, exercising, and avoiding risky behaviors. In addition, the optimism that stems from gratitude can create a healing attitude: research shows that people with optimistic attitudes have better outcomes after medical procedures. Gratitude and joy. Robert Emmons, an internationally renowned scientific expert on gratitude, has found that acknowledging the good in life has a tendency to amplify positive emotions, such as joy and contentment, because it helps us slow down. “I think gratitude allows us to participate more in life,” he says. “We notice the positives more, and that magnifies the pleasures you get from life.” Consider the last time you had a good cup of coffee— did you pay attention to the warmth of the cup on your hands, or the feeling of pleasure as you took the first sip? It’s easy to ignore these small moments of positivity in our day as we rush from one activity to another, but stopping to appreciate them makes them more powerful.

Gratitude and resilience. Practicing gratitude can also make you better equipped to handle the difficulties of life that inevitably arise. In fact, according to Emmons, it’s an essential part of the process of healing from trauma. Even despair can be mitigated by the experience of appreciation for the good, however slight it might be. Many survivors of the Holocaust, when asked to tell their stories, remember most strongly the feelings of gratitude for food, shelter, or clothing that was offered to them. This sense of thankfulness for the small blessings helped them maintain their humanity despite experiencing a horrific tragedy. Many people with life-threatening illnesses also report decreased distress and increased positive emotions when they practice gratitude. Recent MRI studies have mapped the gratitude circuitry in the brain, which activates a sense of reward, fairness, and decision- making—all aspects that help facilitate survival and post- traumatic growth. Emmons, R. (2010 November 16). Why gratitude is good. Greater Good. Retrieved from http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_gratitude_ is_good . Emmons, R.A., Stern, R. (2013). Gratitude as a psychotherapeutic intervention. Journal of Clinical Psychology; 69(8), 846-855. Excerpts taken from https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/10-ways-be-more-thankful-person

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