Physio Spirit / Sciatica & nerve pain
Pain down the leg, pins and needles.
Nerve pain behaves differently to muscle pain, so it is assessed and treated differently.
Does this sound like you?
Physiotherapy can help manage symptoms commonly associated with the problems below. What is right for you depends on an individual assessment.
- Pain travelling from the back into the buttock, thigh or calf
- Pins and needles, numbness or a burning line down the leg
- Worse with sitting, coughing or bending forward
- A leg that feels heavy or gives way on stairs
- Pain into the arm and hand from the neck
- Sleep broken by the leg rather than the back
What we actually do about it.
Neurodynamic assessment
Testing how freely the nerve glides to find where it is caught.
Joint mobilisation
Easing the segments above and below to take load off the nerve.
Dry needling
For the secondary muscle spasm that comes with nerve pain.
Nerve sliders & strength
Graded movements you do at home to restore the nerve's glide, then strength.
Your first appointment.
Get assessed
A proper look at how the joint moves, what is weak, and what is actually driving the pain.
Get treated
Hands-on treatment on the day, plus taping or needling where it helps.
Get a plan
A short exercise plan you will actually do, and a note back to your GP.
Book in.
Send this and we'll call you back to confirm a time. Two fields, that's it.
A GP care plan can cover Medicare-rebated visits for a chronic condition. NDIS (self and plan-managed), WorkCover and TAC are accepted.