Overview
Sciatica is pain that radiates from the lower back through the buttock and down the leg, usually caused by irritation or compression of a spinal nerve root. Symptoms can range from a mild ache to severe pain, often accompanied by numbness, tingling, or weakness in the leg.
Dr Malik’s sciatica service focuses on accurately identifying the source and level of nerve irritation using a detailed clinical assessment and imaging where appropriate. Treatment may include precisely targeted image-guided injections to deliver anti-inflammatory medication around the affected nerve root, helping to reduce pain and improve function. Many patients experience significant symptom relief, although outcomes vary depending on the underlying cause and severity of nerve compression.
Conditions Treated
- Lumbar disc herniation (slipped disc)
- Degenerative disc disease
- Foraminal stenosis
- Spinal canal stenosis
- Facet Joint pain
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Coccydynia
- Piriformis syndrome
- Post-surgical nerve pain
Available Procedures
Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Targeted steroid injection to reduce inflammation and relieve disc-related sciatica.
Caudal Epidural Injection
Steroid injection into the lower spine to ease nerve irritation and leg pain.
Selective Nerve Root Block
Diagnostic and therapeutic injection targeting the affected spinal nerve root.
Lumbar Facet Joint Injection
Facet joint injections to reduce back pain and referred leg discomfort.
