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I Have Pain Down My Right Leg. Is It My Sciatica?

Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Resources

Resources

www.nih.gov/niams -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
www.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
www.arthritis.org -- Arthritis Foundation
www.spine.org -- North American Spine Society
www.apta.org -- American Physical Therapy Association
www.ampainsoc.org -- American Pain Society
www.theacpa.org -- American Chronic Pain Association
www.iasp-pain.org -- International Association for the Study of Pain

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Expert & Community Posts

Ask the Expert: Pain after Back Surgery

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...microdiskectomy surgery at the beginning of June. The pain going down my leg was excruciating... Read more »

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Health Guide

Sciatica: What is it?

“Sciatica” is an old world term that refers to leg pain felt down the back of the thigh into the calf and foot. What about thigh pain? What about buttock pain? Unfortunately, “sciatica” has... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctor. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 8 out of 10 people have some... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

Alternative TreatmentsAcupuncture. People with back pain find longer lasting relief from acupuncture than physical therapy, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Another... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes

CausesIn about 85% of back pain cases, the origin of the pain is unknown and even imaging studies usually fail to determine the cause. Disk herniation and disk degeneration due to aging are the most... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »

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Medications

Pain & Fever Oral Drug Images

This drug is used to treat mild to moderate pain (e.g., headaches, cold/flu aches and pains) and to... Read more »

Celebrex Oral Uses and How to Use

...(NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor, which relieves pain and swelling (inflammation). It is... Read more »

Darvocet-N 100 Oral Uses and How to Use

...combination medication is used to treat mild to moderate pain. Propoxyphene is a narcotic pain... Read more »

Percocet Oral Uses and How to Use

...medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever... Read more »

Roxicet Uses and How to Use

...medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever... Read more »

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Less invasive sciatica surgery no better than standard procedure: study

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Dutch researchers say a minimally invasive back surgery aimed at treating sciatica pain was no more effective than standard back surgery at easing... Read summary »

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