Scoliosis Sciatica
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Risk Factors
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms and Causes
- Diagnosis
- Self-Care
- Medications
Risk Factors
In most known cases, pain begins with an injury, after lifting a heavy object, or after making a sudden movement. Not all people have back pain after such injuries, however. In the majority of back pain cases, the causes are unknown.
Aging
Intervertebral disks begin deteriorating and growing thinner by age 30. One-third of adults over 20 show signs of herniated disks (although only 3% of these disks cause symptoms). As people continue to age and the disks lose moisture and shrink, the...
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Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments...
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Surgery and Invasive ProceduresThe health care provider should give patients complete information on the expected course of their low back pain and... Read more »
Scoliosis: Managing Scoliosis
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Braces and Other Noninvasive TreatmentsBraces are generally prescribed to prevent further progression of curves that are at least 25 degrees, and no... Read more »
Scoliosis: Treatment for Adult Scoliosis
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www.scoliosis.org -- National Scoliosis Foundationwww.srs.org -- Scoliosis Research Societywww.scoliosis-assoc.org - - Scoliosis... Read more »
Scoliosis
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Scoliosis is a curvingof the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways. Alternative Names Spinal curvature;... Read more »
Sciatica
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Sciatica refers to pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg. It is caused by injury to or compression of the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a... Read more »
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