After graduating from high school in Selma, Alabama, G. Forrest Edwards, D.C., D.A.B.C.O. found his calling in the realm of chiropractic medicine. Operating a successful practice in Hoover, Alabama for the last thirty years would not have been possible without a thorough education.
Completing his undergraduate degree at the University of South Alabama, Edwards had decided to use his new Bachelor of Science foundation to study chiropractic medicine. This fundamental platform assisted him in reaching such a lofty educational goal. Leaving Alabama temporarily, Edwards moved to Iowa where he attended the Palmer College of Chiropractic, the leading and first university in the world …show more content…
Forrest Edwards, D.C., D.A.B.C.O. in Hoover is the condition of sciatica. This sudden onset disorder of the spinal column affects as many as 40% of the world at some point in their life, and is a leading cause for patients to seek chiropractic assistance.
Sciatica is a very uncomfortable condition, where the pain caused is not only present in the lower back, but will radiate down one or both of the legs. The pain can reside down the back of the leg, on the side, or even in the front. This pain, in severe situations, can reach down to the foot, and be excruciating. Technically, sciatica is not a disease itself, but the symptom of pain associated to another condition. It earned its name thanks to its location, near the sciatic nerve of the body.
Sciatica does not have one specific cause, instead it is the symptom of many different spinal issues. Spinal disc herniation is the most common cause for sciatica. When this disc slippage occurs, swelling of the surrounding tissues places pressure upon the sciatic nerve, resulting in pain. In other cases, sciatica is caused by spinal stenosis, a compression of the channel that houses the spinal cord. This narrowing can be due to bone spurs or