Spine & Nerve Pain
Back Pain & Sciatica Relief in Clifton, NJ
Low back pain and shooting leg pain have a cause and a fix. We treat the spine and read your feet and gait.
Low back pain and shooting sciatic leg pain often trace to the spine and how it is loaded, and the unusual advantage here is that the same doctor also reads your feet and gait.
Sciatica is pain that runs from the low back through the buttock and down the leg, usually because the sciatic nerve is being pressed or irritated where it leaves the spine. Low back pain and that shooting leg pain frequently come from how the spine is loaded and moved every day.
Here is what most back care misses: a bad heel or a collapsed arch can feed low back pain from below, changing how every step loads the leg and spine. Because Dr. Lee is both a chiropractor and a podiatrist, he treats the spine directly and checks the ground you stand on, and that is also why hands-on chiropractic care is only part of the picture.
Does This Sound Familiar?
The signs we hear about most.
Low Back Ache
A deep, nagging ache across the low back that flares with the wrong move.
Shooting Leg Pain
Sharp pain that travels from the low back through the buttock and down the leg.
Numbness or Tingling
Pins and needles or numbness in the leg or foot along the path of the nerve.
Worse Sitting or Standing
Pain that builds when you hold one position too long, sitting or on your feet.
Our Approach
Treat the spine, and the ground beneath it.
Because Dr. Lee is both a chiropractor and a board-certified podiatrist, back pain and sciatica are treated from both directions at once: the spine, and the feet and gait loading it.
- Precise Gonstead adjustments to restore motion and relieve pressure at the source
- Graston and Active Release soft-tissue work to free the muscles guarding the low back
- Targeted decompression-style relief to ease the nerve pressure driving sciatic leg pain
- Checking the feet and gait so the low back is not being overloaded from the ground up
Good Questions
Back pain and sciatica, answered.
What is sciatica?
Sciatica is pain that travels along the sciatic nerve, from the low back through the buttock and down the leg. It usually means the nerve is being pressed or irritated where it exits the spine, which is why the pain is felt so far from its source.
Is it safe to adjust a painful back?
When the doctor has examined you first and matched the technique to your case, yes. Dr. Lee uses precise Gonstead adjustments and soft-tissue work rather than aggressive twisting, and eases into a painful, guarded back rather than forcing it.
How can my feet be connected to my back pain?
This is where the dual credential matters. As both a chiropractor and a podiatrist, Dr. Lee reads your feet and gait as well as your spine. A collapsed arch or a bad heel changes how every step loads the leg and low back, and correcting it from the ground up can relieve pain that spine care alone keeps missing.
How many visits before I feel better?
Honestly, it varies by case. Some people feel real relief within a handful of visits, while a long-standing problem takes longer. After the exam Dr. Lee will give you a straight estimate for your situation rather than a one-size answer.
Clifton, NJ
Stop working around the pain.
Let’s find out what is really driving your back pain and sciatica, and treat it from the spine to the ground.