Sciatica that
won't stop radiating.
It starts in the back or glute and runs down your leg — sometimes sharp, sometimes burning, sometimes just heavy and numb.
Sitting makes it worse. Standing doesn't help.
You've been told it's a disc.
Maybe it is.
Maybe it isn't.
Many cases of 'sciatica' are actually muscular — and they respond to treatment that most providers never try.
Acupuncture calms the nerve inflammation.
Resolution without injection or surgical intervention.
It took over your leg.
It started somewhere else.
Sciatica doesn't just hurt — it takes away trust in your body.
You can't predict when it will flare.
Sitting through a meal, a meeting, or a drive becomes an endurance test.
You've reorganized your day around a nerve that won't quiet down.
If the pain keeps coming back after treatment, the true source hasn't been reached.
What started as nerve pain is already rewriting how you sit, stand, and move.
Two modalities targeting
every layer of sciatic pain.
Sciatic-pattern pain involves nerve irritation, muscular compression, and a nervous system that has amplified the signal.
Acunatomy identifies whether the cause is discogenic, muscular, or both — and treats accordingly.
Calms nerve inflammation and resets the pain signal
Targets the inflammatory cascade along the sciatic nerve pathway. Regulates the nervous system's amplification of radiating pain. Restores circulation to compressed tissue in the lumbar and gluteal region.
Reduces the hypersensitivity that makes every position uncomfortable.
Deactivates the muscles compressing or mimicking the nerve.
The piriformis, gluteus minimus, gluteus medius, and deep lumbar musculature are the primary muscular drivers of sciatic-pattern pain. Dry needling reaches these muscles directly — releasing the compression on the nerve or eliminating the trigger points that mimic nerve pain. The referral pattern down the leg clears.
Acupuncture calms the nerve.
Dry needling removes the compression.
Used together, acupuncture reduces the nerve inflammation that keeps the pain radiating, while dry needling releases the muscle pressing on the nerve. That's why patients who hadn't found relief elsewhere often respond here.
Your MRI may not tell the full story
Disc findings on MRI are common in people with no pain at all. Meanwhile, trigger points in the gluteus minimus can reproduce the exact radiating pattern of disc-caused sciatica. Acunatomy assesses both the structural and muscular picture — and treats what's actually active, not just what appears on imaging.
A meta-analysis of 1,842 patients found acupuncture significantly more effective than conventional medicine for sciatica — with fewer side effects. Piriformis syndrome, a muscular cause of sciatic symptoms, is treatable and frequently underdiagnosed.
"Eugene has been fantastic in helping me with sciatica issues. He listens to all the issues going on and what you have tried to help alleviate it in the past. He comes up with a plan to help you move forward with your recovery."
Common questions about sciatica treatment.
Yes. Even when a disc herniation is confirmed on imaging, the pain is amplified — or in some cases primarily caused — by trigger points in the piriformis, gluteus minimus, and lumbar paraspinals. These muscles compress or mimic sciatic nerve irritation. Acupuncture calms the nerve inflammation and regulates pain signaling, while dry needling releases the muscular compression. Many patients with confirmed herniations find significant relief through this approach.
Intermittent sciatica usually means the nerve isn’t constantly compressed — the irritation is triggered by specific positions, movements, or muscle tension patterns. That’s actually a good prognostic sign. It means the dysfunction is largely muscular and positional, which responds well to treatment. The risk of leaving it untreated is that each flare reinforces the pattern, and over time the episodes become more frequent and harder to resolve.
Acute sciatica that’s been present for weeks typically shows meaningful improvement within 2–3 visits. Chronic sciatica that’s been recurring for months or years takes longer because the compensation patterns are deeper — but most patients still notice a shift in the first few sessions. The goal is to reduce the nerve irritation first, then systematically clear the muscular dysfunction that perpetuates it.
A typical treatment timeline.
Every case is different. This is a general framework — your treatment plan will be tailored to what we find in your assessment.
Your sciatica has a source.
Let's find it.
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