In the past sciatica has been treated with muscle relaxers, pain medications, physical therapy and surgery. The chiropractic approach to sciatica involves the use of carefull directed and controlled pressure to return the vertebrae to their functional alignment and reduce the irritation of the sciatic nerve and the associated pain.

Sciatic is pain in the back that runs down the back of the leg. It is caused from irritation of the sciatic nerve itself or from pinching of the spinal nerves which form the sciatic nerve. Chiropractic care is a logical conservative approach to this condition. Reducing the irritation of the nerve by realigning the vertebrae reducing the joint, muscle and nerve tension helps many sciatic patients. Surgery is recommended when necessary, but can usually be prevented. See similar questions...

There are two medications that are most often prescribed to treat epilepsy, Phenobarbital and potassium bromide. These two drugs used either alone or in combination with each other control seizures in 80 to 95% of all dogs. For dogs who are not controlled with these two drugs, there are other medications that aren't as consistently helpful but may be the perfect medication for an individual dog. See similar questions...