Treated at all four Suffolk County offices
Sciatica is leg pain coming from a nerve in your low back, not from your leg. Most cases settle over weeks to months, and the right plan makes that stretch a lot more bearable. We treat it at four Suffolk County offices.
If you recognized yourself in more than one of those, that is enough to book. You do not need a diagnosis to come in, and you do not need a referral to start.
Most people do best on a combination. Your first visit sorts out which of these you actually need, and in what order.
Exercise and joint mobilization are what the physical therapy guideline supports for back pain with leg pain. We also screen you properly, which matters more here than in most conditions.
The evidence genuinely conflicts on this one. We will show you both sides and let you decide rather than selling it as settled.
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We work out the cause
A full history and a hands-on exam. We look at how you move, not only where it hurts, so the plan targets the thing driving the pain.
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Treatment starts the same day
You are treated on the first visit in most cases. No waiting for a second appointment to begin.
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We reassess as you go
We check progress at set points and adjust. If something is not working we change it or tell you honestly that we are not the right fit.
We accept The Empire Plan/NYSHIP, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, Medicare and UnitedHealthcare, and other plans that have out-of-network coverage. We check your benefits before your first visit and tell you what you will owe, so nothing lands on you at the front desk.
We handle the billing. In most cases you pay a co-insurance amount at the visit and we take it from there.
Not every plan covers every service, and coverage depends on medical necessity. A few plans place us outside their network. When that happens we still file the claim for you and give you the cost in writing before you book.
Plans we accept
We will give you the conflicting picture rather than half of it. Physical therapy guidelines support exercise and joint mobilization for low back pain with leg pain, though the evidence is weaker than for back pain alone. One large trial in 2024 found acupuncture reduced leg pain more than a simulated version over four weeks, with benefit persisting at a year. Against that, UK national guidance advises against offering acupuncture for back pain and sciatica at all. Both things are true, and we would rather you knew.
Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s, NG59, 2016, updated 2020. George SZ, et al. Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021, APTA. Tu JF, et al. Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Sciatica From Herniated Disk. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2024.
New loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the groin or saddle area, new sexual dysfunction, or leg weakness that is progressing or affecting both legs is a surgical emergency. Go to an emergency department the same day rather than booking with us. Also seek medical assessment first for fever, a history of cancer, unexplained weight loss, or significant trauma.
With most plans you pay your co-insurance. We verify benefits before your first visit.
No, and we will not claim to. What treatment does is settle the irritation and rebuild what you can tolerate while the body does its own work.
UK national guidance does advise against it, and a large 2024 trial found the opposite. We tell you both and you choose. That disagreement is real and we are not going to hide it.
Usually not to start. The exam tells us most of what we need, and imaging findings often do not match symptoms.
Most cases improve over weeks to months. We track it with you rather than guessing.
Four offices across Suffolk County. Call the one nearest you, or request an appointment and we will route it.
Tell us what is going on and we will get you in. Most plans accepted, and we check your coverage before you come.
Fill out our form below and let us know what times work best for you and what services you are interested in, and we will do our best to find a day and time that works for your schedule.
Back and Spine
Joints and Limbs
Nerve Pain
Whole Body
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Tell us what hurts and we will work it out on the first visit.
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