Same-week appointments are usually available.
Sciatica is a common type of nerve pain that typically starts in the low back or buttock and can radiate down the leg. It may feel sharp, burning, or electric—and can include numbness or tingling. At Mountain View Pain Center, we help identify what’s irritating the nerve and build a plan to reduce symptoms, restore movement, and support long-term relief. Sciatica-like pain can also come from piriformis syndrome, a tight muscle deep in the buttock that irritates the sciatic nerve.
When to Seek Urgent Care
Seek urgent evaluation if you have new or worsening leg weakness, foot drop, loss of bowel or bladder control, saddle numbness, severe unrelenting pain after trauma, fever/chills, or rapidly worsening numbness/tingling.
We start by identifying your symptom pattern, what triggers it, and where the nerve may be irritated. Your visit may include movement testing, assessment of the low back, hips, and surrounding muscles, and a basic neurologic screen (strength, sensation, reflexes) when symptoms include numbness, tingling, or weakness. We also check for red flags to determine whether imaging or referral is appropriate.
At Mountain View Pain Center, our multidisciplinary team combines evidence-based care to calm nerve irritation and improve function:
Targeted diagnostic injections and image-guided procedures when appropriate to reduce inflammation and calm irritated nerves.
Movement-based care to improve mobility, reduce nerve irritation, and rebuild core/hip stability to prevent recurrence.
Hands-on care to support joint mobility and reduce muscle tension, tailored to your symptoms and comfort.
A natural option to support pain relief and relaxation, often combined with your broader plan
Every Mountain View Pain Center clinic has Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic care and Acupuncture in the same building — so if sciatica and nerve pain needs more than one kind of care, you do not get handed off to another practice.
Colorado: Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Lakewood, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Northglenn, Lafayette, Greeley, Fort Collins.
Arizona: Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Peoria.
No referral is needed in either state. Find your nearest clinic on the full clinic map, or call Colorado (720) 749-5599 or Arizona (602) 325-2024.
Most sciatica is not an emergency and improves with time and the right treatment. A small number of presentations are different, and they need to be seen the same day rather than booked for next week: loss of bowel or bladder control, numbness in the groin or inner thighs (saddle anesthesia), or weakness in both legs. That combination can indicate cauda equina syndrome, and it is a surgical emergency. Progressive, worsening weakness in one leg — a foot that is starting to drag — also warrants prompt evaluation rather than watchful waiting.
Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis, and the cause changes the treatment entirely. A herniated or bulging lumbar disc pressing on a nerve root is the most common. Spinal stenosis — narrowing of the nerve passages, and more common after 50 — produces a similar leg pain with a different pattern, typically eased by leaning forward. Degenerative disc changes, spondylolisthesis (one vertebra slipped forward on another) and piriformis syndrome, where a deep buttock muscle irritates the nerve directly, round out the list.
Sitting, coughing and sneezing that make the pain worse point one way; pain that eases when you lean on a shopping trolley points another. That is the kind of detail the examination is looking for, and it is why an accurate diagnosis has to come before an injection.
Not always. A herniated disc is one common cause of sciatica, but stenosis, muscle-related irritation, and other issues can also trigger nerve pain.
Nerve pain often feels burning, electric, or radiating and may include numbness or tingling. We evaluate your symptom pattern and function to clarify the cause.
Most people do better with gentle movement rather than prolonged rest. We’ll guide your progression based on symptoms.
Not always. If symptoms or exam findings suggest imaging would help guide care, we’ll recommend the appropriate next step.
Many patients benefit from coordinated care—often combining PT, Chiropractic care, Acupuncture, and, when appropriate, Pain Management procedures.
Timelines vary based on the cause and severity. Our goal is to reduce pain and restore function while helping prevent repeat flare-ups.
Usually good, in amounts that do not flare it. Prolonged sitting is what most people find worst. The specific advice depends on which position eases your pain, which is part of what the examination establishes.
Sooner if there is weakness rather than only pain. Appointments are usually available within the same week and no referral is needed.
The same care, written for the metro you are in: sciatica treatment in Denver, sciatica treatment in Colorado Springs, or sciatica treatment in Phoenix.
Each page names the clinics in that metro, what the first visit involves, and where an interventional step would be performed if one is needed.
Sciatica (Nerve Pain) is treated at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic in Colorado and Arizona — see the full clinic map, Colorado or Arizona.
