Few musculoskeletal conditions cause as much disruption to daily life as sciatica. One day you're feeling fine, and the next, a sharp, electric-shock sensation or deep ache is shooting from your lower back through your hip and down to your calf or foot. Using our unique dual-licensed framework in chiropractic and acupuncture, we address sciatic pain from multiple angles

Walk into almost any coffee shop, office, or waiting room in Encino, and you will see the exact same sight: dozens of people sitting with their chins buried in their chests, slouched over phones or laptops like Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

At Active Care Spine Center in Encino, June brings a sharp increase in patients suffering from acute lower back pain, hip stiffness, and sciatica flare-ups right after they travel. To understand why this happens—and how to prevent it—we have to look at the actual science and biomechanics of sitting.