Left Side SciaticaLeft side sciatica is one of the two possible symptomatic expressions of unilateral sciatica pain. The overwhelming majority of diagnosed patients endure sciatic nerve pain on one side or the other, while only a small number suffer with bilateral sciatica. Typically the same causes can be equally responsible for pain on the left, as well as right side sciatica.Left Side Sciatica Causes
Unilateral sciatica on either side of the body can be sourced by a great number of possible reasons. Most patients will be diagnosed with a spinal causation, such as a
herniated disc,
osteoarthritis,
scoliosis
or
spondylolisthesis
causing pain through the processes of foraminal stenosis or spinal stenosis. Other patients will be judged to suffer from pain from a non-spinal structural problem, such as
sacroiliac joint
issues or
piriformis syndrome.
Regardless of the diagnosis made, statistics clearly show that a great many patients are incorrectly diagnosed. The typical reason for chronic sciatica is certainly
ischemia
of the soft tissues, including the back and buttocks muscles, ligaments and nerves, leading to widespread pain,
tingling,
numbness
and
weakness
in the lower back, legs and/or feet. Ironically, this is the least often diagnosed source of symptoms, since the condition is generally linked to the mindbody process and therefore clashes with accepted Cartesian medical philosophy.
Left Side Sciatica TreatmentsIn order to enjoy lasting relief from unilateral or bilateral sciatica, it is vital that an accurate diagnosis be achieved. Most patients who have attempted a wide range of seemingly useful therapy options without success have clearly been misdiagnosed, thereby explaining why all the sciatica treatments failed so miserably. The lesson to be learned is that it is critical to take an active part in your own care and do not allow any doctor to tell you some ridiculous nonsense about why your pain has not improved. If the treatments fail time and time again, logic dictates that it is the diagnosis which is wrong, not the effectiveness of the therapy modalities themselves…If this represents your sad situation (and I bet it does…) then I urge you to consider that your pain might be more (or less) than it seems… This is exactly what happened to me during my own 18 year long sciatica story. Left Side Sciatica AdviceRegardless of why you might have sciatica in your left leg or foot, it is important to attack the problem with an enlightened vision. Taking sciatica drugs or using any other form of symptomatic treatment as a permanent solution will spell disaster. You must work towards a cure for the symptoms, which means that the underlying causative problem must be addressed and solved. Do not follow advice blindly, but instead, get involved in your own treatment and spend some time doing impartial research to help yourself overcome the pain.Most of all, be extremely cautious of sciatica surgeries, since these can make the pain far worse, rather than relieve it, as hoped. Most sciatica sufferers are under the impression that there is something anatomically wrong in their bodies, which requires surgical correction, when in fact, this is rarely the case. Surgery can do permanent damage where none existed before, making a full recovery unlikely and limiting physical functionality for life… Left Side Sciatica to Sciatica 6/8/10 Revised 7/24/11 |
Sensei Adam Rostocki
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