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Sciatica in Cold Weather Can Worsen Symptoms El Paso, TX.

When the weather begins to change and that cold feeling starts to creep into the bones, especially down the back. That’s when sciatica symptoms can flare-up in the worst way.

Cold weather really make sciatica worse

Of the many patients that I’ve treated, those with sciatica firmly state that cold weather makes it worse.

There are bonafide reasons why sciatica acts up when the temperature goes down.

Sciatica

It is a type of radiculopathy, caused by pressure on one or more of the five nerve roots in the lower back;

This is known as the lumbar region of the spine.

 

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The nerves run from the lower spine under buttocks and down each hip into the legs.

Several conditions can compress these nerves at one or more spots along the way:

  • Numbness
  • Weakness in the
  • Lower back
  • Buttock
  • Legs on one or both sides

Research Study

Cold weather affects sciatica because it affects different types of pain.

A study surveyed around 135,000 construction workers.

Researchers found that the men who worked in low temperatures reported higher cases of neck and low back pain.

This was compared with those working in warmer temperatures.

 

Cold Weather & the Spine

Pain and discomfort can increase because the muscles stiffen up in cold weather.

The spine’s muscles also become tight and tense.

Tension and stress, can make the pain worse and increase the risk of muscle strains/sprains.

Barometric Pressure

Air pressure drops before a storm or when the temperature changes.

These changes seep into the sensitive nerves of the lower back and cause swelling/inflammation and pain.

Physical Stress

Any type of movement can wreak havoc on a healthy spine.

This is due to the cold weather causing individuals not to:

  • Use correct posture
  • Use correct movement when performing tasks/chores
  • Hurrying tasks/chores

There is also the chance of a slip and fall accident or twisting your back.

All of this is the perfect set-up for spine and sciatic injury/s.

So How to reduce sciatic pain?

Keep Warm

  • Wear warm clothing and in layers.
  • A few thin layers can keep the body warmer than a single thick layer.
  • Keep the lower back warm
  • Tuck your shirt into your pants to make sure that your back doesn’t get a cold draft when you reach for something and then put a sweater on over that.
  • A couple of blankets or an electric blanket on your bed can help keep your muscles from tightening.
  • Keep home as warm as possible.
  • Run the car a few minutes to preheat it before heading out.

 

Wear Proper Shoes or Boots

  • Proper footwear should have enough tread to prevent slips and falls.
  • Proper shoes for walking in cold weather. Don’t do the flip-flop thing, that’s just asking for foot/back problems.
  • Orthotics can help with posture, pronation, and gait.

 

Warm-Up Before Starting Outdoor Activity

Stretch and loosen the muscles and joints before you go out to:

  • Trim the lawn/bushes
  • Take a walk
  • Play with the kids

Take a few minutes to stretch and warm up inside before going outside.

Do It Right

As previously mentioned use correct form, meaning, lift with your legs, not the back.

  • Move smaller amounts if landscaping etc., Do it in small increments instead of one or two heavy loads.
  • Don’t twist your back while lifting.
  • Face the direction you are going in.

Ask for Help

If sciatica is affecting the task at hand, do not be too proud or afraid to ask for help. Stubbornness can lead to severe injury/s that could have been avoided.

 

Stay Active

When cold weather starts to make itself known, most of us want to get on the couch, binge watch our favorite movies, sleep, get snuggly, etc.

  • Exercising and staying in shape is a top remedy for sciatica symptoms.
  • Consult with a chiropractor, physical therapist/trainer that can offer exercises that won’t present/exacerbate symptoms
  • Watch your weight when the cold weather kicks in and keep up with your exercise.

 

Sciatica Pain El Paso, TX Chiropractor

 

 

Sandra Rubio discusses sciatica, its causes, and its symptoms. Sciatica is the collection of symptoms caused by the compression of the sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in the human body which extends from the lower back to the feet. Sandra Rubio describes how she’s witnessed many patients come into Dr. Alex Jimenez’s office feeling painful and often severe symptoms of sciatica caused by a variety of spinal health issues. Fortunately, Dr. Jimenez is the non-surgical choice for the safe and effective treatment of sciatica symptoms.

Based upon how it’s defined, approximately 2 percent to 40 percent of individuals will experience sciatica symptoms at some point in their lifetime. It is most frequent during people’s ’40s and ’50s, and men are more frequently affected than women. About 90 percent of the time, sciatica symptoms are because of a disc herniation. Other issues that may bring about sciatica comprise of spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, pelvic tumors, and compression by a baby’s head during pregnancy, among other spinal health issues.


 

NCBI Resources

Chiropractic care is a popular, alternative treatment option commonly utilized to help treat symptoms of sciatica. Sciatica is characterized as a collection of symptoms, rather than a single injury or condition. A chiropractor can help diagnose the source of a patient’s sciatic nerve pain, or sciatica, in order to properly determine the best treatment for their specific health issue.

Spinal adjustments and manual manipulations can be utilized to help carefully correct the alignment of the spine, restoring the natural integrity of the spine and allowing the body to heal itself, without the need for drugs and medications or surgery. In certain individuals, sciatica may fix itself, possibly happening just once or a few times throughout their lifetime. But, it’s important to remember that if an injury and/or aggravated condition is not treated effectively, symptoms may worsen.

 

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The information herein is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional, licensed physician, and is not medical advice. We encourage you to make your own health care decisions based on your research and partnership with a qualified health care professional. Our information scope is limited to chiropractic, musculoskeletal, physical medicines, wellness, sensitive health issues, functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions. We provide and present clinical collaboration with specialists from a wide array of disciplines. Each specialist is governed by their professional scope of practice and their jurisdiction of licensure. We use functional health & wellness protocols to treat and support care for the injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Our videos, posts, topics, subjects, and insights cover clinical matters, issues, and topics that relate to and support, directly or indirectly, our clinical scope of practice.* Our office has made a reasonable attempt to provide supportive citations and has identified the relevant research study or studies supporting our posts. We provide copies of supporting research studies available to regulatory boards and the public upon request.

We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how it may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to further discuss the subject matter above, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900.

Dr. Alex Jimenez DC, MSACP, CCST, IFMCP*, CIFM*, ATN*

email: coach@elpasofunctionalmedicine.com

phone: 915-850-0900

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Professional Scope of Practice *

The information herein on "Staying Active With Sciatica" is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional or licensed physician and is not medical advice. We encourage you to make healthcare decisions based on your research and partnership with a qualified healthcare professional.

Blog Information & Scope Discussions

Our information scope is limited to Chiropractic, musculoskeletal, acupuncture, physical medicines, wellness, contributing etiological viscerosomatic disturbances within clinical presentations, associated somatovisceral reflex clinical dynamics, subluxation complexes, sensitive health issues, and/or functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions.

We provide and present clinical collaboration with specialists from various disciplines. Each specialist is governed by their professional scope of practice and their jurisdiction of licensure. We use functional health & wellness protocols to treat and support care for the injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

Our videos, posts, topics, subjects, and insights cover clinical matters, issues, and topics that relate to and directly or indirectly support our clinical scope of practice.*

Our office has reasonably attempted to provide supportive citations and has identified the relevant research studies supporting our posts. We provide copies of supporting research studies available to regulatory boards and the public upon request.

We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how it may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to further discuss the subject matter above, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez, DC, or contact us at 915-850-0900.

We are here to help you and your family.

Blessings

Dr. Alex Jimenez DC, MSACP, RN*, CCST, IFMCP*, CIFM*, ATN*

email: coach@elpasofunctionalmedicine.com

Licensed as a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) in Texas & New Mexico*
Texas DC License # TX5807, New Mexico DC License # NM-DC2182

Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN*) in Florida
Florida License RN License # RN9617241 (Control No. 3558029)
Compact Status: Multi-State License: Authorized to Practice in 40 States*

Presently Matriculated: ICHS: MSN* FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner Program)

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