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Sciatica Sciatic Nerve Pain

Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Introduction

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 type of backache.

Back pain can be acute or chronic. Acute pain develops suddenly and goes away within 6 weeks. Chronic pain can come on fast or slow, but it lasts longer than 3 months. Back pain can occur in any area of the back, but it is more common in the lower part, which supports most of the bo...

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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: Causes

...incorrectly, called a slipped disk, is widely held to be the most common cause of severe back pain and sciatica. A disk in the lumbar area becomes herniated when it ruptures or thins out and... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments

...relieve sciatic pain until the body heals itself. Studies that measure the benefits of steroids on sciatica or low back pain are conflicting. There is some evidence that patients can experience... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Resources

www.nih.gov/niams -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseaseswww.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeonswww.arthritis.org -- Arthritis... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

...journal Spine.DiagnosisAn imaging method called magnetic resonance neurography may help to diagnose sciatica and piriformis syndrome. Traditional MRIs that can reveal damaged disks. Magnetic... Read more »

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