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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Prognosis

Prognosis

Most people with acute low back pain are back at work within a month and fully recover within a few months. According to one study, about a third of patients with uncomplicated low back pain significantly improved after a week; two thirds recovered by 7 weeks.

However, studies now suggest that up to 75% of patients suffer at least one recurrence of back pain over the course of a year. In another study, after 4 years, less than half were symptom-free. Some doctors are approaching the prob...

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Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

...become compressed or damaged. Symptoms can include tingling, numbness, or pain that radiates to the buttocks, legs, and feet.The SpineThe back is highly complex, and pain may result from damage or... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Exercise and Physical Therapy

...fatigued lower back muscles.Lie on the back with the knees bent and feet flat on the floor.Tighten the buttocks and abdomen so that they tip up slightly.Press the lower back to the floor, hold for... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Diagnosis

...bends at the elbowThe left or right side of the lower back, right below the waistEither side of the buttocks below the hip bonesEither knee capOther Factors. The ACR classification provides a... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes

...disease.Piriformis SyndromeSome cases of sciatica pain may occur when a muscle located deep in the buttocks pinches the sciatic nerve. This muscle is called the piriformis. The resulting condition... Read more »

Osteoarthritis: Symptoms

...hips. Pain develops slowly, usually in the groin and on the outside of the hips, or sometimes in the buttocks. The pain also may radiate to the knee, confusing the diagnosis. Those with... Read more »

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