Sciatica Treatment in Tamarac, FL

Why Tamarac patients choose us for sciatica treatment

The Spine and Wellness Center has cared for Tamarac families since 2005. Here is why they keep choosing us for sciatica treatment in Tamarac rather than a clinic down the street.

• Close enough to be routine. The clinic is about 15 to 20 minutes from Tamarac up University Drive or the Sawgrass Expressway. Free parking is at the door, and we schedule follow-ups around your commute so the drive stays a non-issue.
• Hours built for working people. Open until 7:00 pm three evenings a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday), plus Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings.
• Care that fits Tamarac life. We regularly treat active retirees from Kings Point and the Woodlands, golfers from Colony West, and Tamarac families who want care close to home. That experience shapes everything from the exam to the home-care plan.

What is actually pressing on the sciatic nerve?

Good sciatica treatment in Tamarac starts with an uncomfortable truth: sciatica is not a diagnosis. It is a symptom — pain, tingling or numbness that runs from the low back or buttock down the back of one leg, often below the knee — and it means one of the nerve roots that form the sciatic nerve is being irritated somewhere. Finding where is the whole job.

At our Coral Springs clinic, about 15 to 20 minutes from Tamarac, three sources account for most of the sciatica we see. A bulging or herniated disc at L4–L5 or L5–S1 pressing on the nerve root beside it is by far the most common. Narrowing of the foramen — the bony opening the nerve exits through — from disc thinning or arthritic change is the second, and shows up more often after 50. The piriformis muscle, which the sciatic nerve passes beside deep in the buttock, is the third and tends to mimic a disc without any back pain at all.

Each one needs a different plan. Decompression helps a disc; it does little for a tight piriformis. That is why Dr. Jared Cohen, DC built our process around measurement first, and why the broader context in our lower back pain relief and herniated disc guides is worth a read before your visit.

Is it sciatica, or is it the hip or SI joint?

Plenty of leg and buttock pain is not sciatica at all. The sacroiliac joint, the hip joint and the gluteal tendons can all refer pain into the same region, and they are treated differently. Here is how the patterns usually separate:

• True sciatica (nerve root): pain follows a line down the back of the leg, often past the knee into the calf or foot; may come with tingling, numbness or weakness; worse sitting, bending, coughing or sneezing.
• Sacroiliac joint: one-sided pain over the dimple at the base of the spine, sometimes into the upper buttock or groin, rarely below the knee; worse standing from a chair, rolling over in bed or climbing stairs.
• Hip joint: pain felt in the groin or the outside of the hip, worse walking and putting on shoes; no numbness.
• Piriformis: deep buttock ache with leg symptoms but little or no back pain; worse sitting on hard surfaces or driving.

Leg symptoms below the knee, numbness, tingling or weakness point to the nerve, and nerve pain responds to decompression rather than more stretching. If your pain is hip-centered and one-sided, our hip and SI joint guide is the better starting point. Either way, the straight-leg-raise and nerve-tension tests on visit one settle the question in minutes. That distinction is what makes sciatica treatment in Tamarac precise rather than generic.

What is sciatica treatment in Tamarac like at The Spine and Wellness Center?

Every plan follows the 4R Method: Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine. For sciatica the order is not optional — a compressed nerve has to be unloaded before any correction can hold.

Repair — take the pressure off the nerve

For disc-driven sciatica the Repair phase centers on non-surgical spinal decompression on the Triton DTS table. Patients often ask whether this is just traction. It is not. Traction applies a constant pull that the muscles quickly resist; decompression uses computer-controlled cycles of pull and release that keep the muscles relaxed, lowering pressure inside the disc so the herniated material can retract from the nerve. About 20 minutes per session, paired with precise adjustments and cold laser for inflammation. Typically 3–5 visits a week for 4–8 weeks.

Rebuild — correct what loaded the disc

Once the leg is quiet, we fix the architecture: corrective care for the lumbar curve and pelvis, physical therapy to retrain the deep core and hip stabilizers, and soft-tissue work for the piriformis and the fibrotic tissue around an old injury. 2–3 visits a week for 8–16 weeks.

Regenerate and Refine — keep the nerve happy

Regenerate adds red light, PEMF and IHHT oxygen therapy to support nerve and disc recovery, about twice a week for two months or more. Refine is a brief tune-up roughly monthly so the sciatica you worked to resolve stays resolved.

What happens at your first two visits?

We measure before we treat, so the plan targets the structure that is actually irritating the nerve. Here is how the first two appointments run for Tamarac patients:

Visit one — we measure (and usually begin care)

1. A real conversation. Where the pain starts and where it travels, what makes it worse, what you have tried, and what you want to get back to.
2. A hands-on structural and nerve exam. Posture, lumbar and hip range of motion, the straight-leg-raise and slump tests that tension the sciatic nerve, SI and hip provocation tests, and a neurological screen of reflexes, strength and sensation in the leg and foot.
3. Surface EMG and thermal scanning. A painless scan along the spine that shows where the paraspinal muscles are guarding and where nerve irritation is likely — objective, and re-scannable to track progress.
4. Digital X-rays, when indicated. Disc spacing, curvature, alignment and foraminal narrowing. We also review any MRI you already have.

Visit two — findings and plan

Everything explained in plain English with your scans and images in front of you, mapped to the 4R phases: what is pressing on the nerve, what we recommend, and how long it should take. Your full plan starts here — and in most cases care already began on visit one. For a head start, take the 60-second spine assessment before you drive in from Tamarac.

What helps sciatica at home — and when to see a doctor instead

Between visits, what you do with the leg either speeds recovery or keeps the nerve irritated. The rules for sciatica are a little different from ordinary back pain:

• Walk, don’t rest. Short, frequent walks on level ground keep the disc nourished and the nerve gliding; bed rest beyond a day or two usually makes sciatica worse.
• No aggressive forward bending early. Toe-touches and deep hamstring stretches load an irritated disc and can push symptoms further down the leg. Your plan adds nerve glides at the right stage.
• Break up sitting. Sitting is the highest-pressure position for a lumbar disc. Stand or walk for two minutes every 30–45 minutes, especially on the commute.
• Sleep unloaded. Side-lying with a pillow between the knees, or on your back with a pillow under the knees.
• Ice first, heat later. Ice the low back in the first 48 hours of a flare; heat for stiffness after that.

A few symptoms are not chiropractic problems and need same-day medical evaluation: new loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, leg weakness that is getting worse quickly, or sciatica after a serious fall or accident. If any of these apply, please see a doctor or urgent care today. For everything else, the evidence favors conservative care first — the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke notes that most sciatica improves without surgery, which is reserved for progressive neurological deficits or pain that fails other treatment (NINDS, Back Pain).

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Tamarac

Take University Drive north through Coral Springs to Wiles Road, turn west to Coral Ridge Drive, then north; or join the Sawgrass Expressway at Commercial Boulevard and follow it north and east to the Coral Ridge Drive exit, then head south. The clinic is just south of the expressway.

Park free in the lot outside the clinic. If you need to be seen quickly, call (954) 341-2256 — we hold same-day slots most days, and we will tell you exactly when to leave Tamarac to arrive on time.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

We do not have a published review from a Tamarac patient yet, so here is one from a Coral Springs patient — the same clinic and the same team you would see:

“Professional, friendly, highly knowledgeable and trustworthy. After years of chronic pain, their precise adjustments resolved the issue and restored proper alignment. Highly recommend.”

Related care for Tamarac residents

Start with the full guide to sciatica treatment, then explore the other care we provide for Tamarac patients.

Serving sciatica patients from Tamarac across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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