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Psychology of Sciatica
Psychology of Sciatica DiagnosisSciatica is not a condition unto itself. It is actually a symptom of an underlying structural or psychosomatic problem in the spine or in the subconscious mind. The vast majority of patients with sciatic nerve pain are diagnosed as having symptoms due to a structural cause in the spine. Typically, a herniated disc or osteophyte is blamed for causing a compressed nerve through the process known as foraminal stenosis. Although this diagnosis is made ad nauseum; the scapegoat condition is rarely to blame for creating any nerve impingement at all. Remember, continued compression of neurological tissue will create a condition of complete numbness… not pain. On the counterpoint, the most common actual source of sciatica pain is rarely diagnosed. Ischemia, operating through a psychogenic mechanism, is the real reason why so many patients experience widespread radicular pain in their lower backs and legs.Psychology of Sciatica TreatmentSciatica treatment is a very diverse industry, with a multitude of modalities used to care for a variety of causative conditions. Most therapy plans start off conservative and progress towards ever more drastic, expensive and sometimes invasive methods of treatment. Unfortunately, even with the great number of therapies available, very few patients find lasting relief from their agonizing pain. Sciatica is truly one of the most treatment resistant of all back pain conditions to be sure…Many unlucky souls are led into premature or unnecessary back surgery and are forever changed by the traumatic experience. While their sciatica was physically limiting, their surgeries often turn out to be truly disabling and these patients typically regret their decisions to undergo operations for the rest of their lives. Psychology of Sciatica AdviceI recall the vivid memory of my own tremendous sciatica burden. Back and leg pain was a constant part of my own chronic lumbar back pain experience for the full 18 years that I suffered before finding a lasting cure. Luckily, I was among the few who realized the true nature of my pain and was able to change my destiny to one of health and vitality, instead of pain and suffering. All it took was the abilities to open my mind to what made logical sense and discount all the medical mythologies I had been subjected to up until that point in my life. A big thank you goes out to Dr. John Sarno for guiding me to my own salvation from pain. If I can help you to find some sciatica relief, please feel free to write to me at any time.
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