Sciatica after a car accident
Sciatica After a Car Accident — Treatment in Hurst.
Sciatic pain that radiates from your low back into your leg almost always has a structural cause — usually disc-related, sometimes muscular. Both respond to early conservative care.
What sciatica actually is
"Sciatica" is a symptom, not a diagnosis. It describes pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve — from the low back through the buttock and down the back of the leg. The cause is almost always pressure on a lumbar nerve root.
Symptoms typically include:
- A disc bulge or herniation pressing on the nerve
- Lumbar facet joint inflammation
- Piriformis muscle spasm compressing the nerve in the buttock
- A combination of the above
Why early evaluation matters
Sciatic pain that's allowed to settle into a chronic pattern is much harder to resolve. Early identification of the source — disc, joint, or muscle — lets us treat the cause, not just chase the symptom.
How we evaluate it
Your initial visit includes:
- Mechanism-of-injury history
- Lumbar range-of-motion and orthopedic testing
- Specific provocation tests for nerve tension and facet involvement
- Neurological exam for nerve root level
- Imaging where structural involvement is suspected
How we treat it
Treatment is matched to the cause:
- Disc-related sciatica — spinal decompression, lumbar adjustments, neural mobilization, core rehabilitation
- Joint-related sciatica — facet-targeted adjustments, soft-tissue work, therapeutic exercise
- Piriformis-related sciatica — specific soft-tissue release, stretching protocols, gait correction
What recovery typically looks like
Plans typically run 6–12 weeks. Most patients see significant improvement within the first 2–4 weeks of consistent care.
PIP coverage
Sciatica treatment is covered by your Texas PIP.
We bill your auto insurer directly. You pay $0 out of pocket.
Don't wait — sciatica responds best to early treatment.
Call us to verify your PIP and book your exam this week.