Sciatica And Depression
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Introduction
- Introduction
- Symptoms and Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Self-Care
- Medications
Highlights
Overview:
- Back pain can be acute, subacute, or chronic, and more commonly occurs in the lower area of the back.
- Acute back pain develops suddenly and lasts up to several weeks. Acute pain is the most common type of back pain.
- Subacute back pain is pain that lasts up to three months.
- Chronic back pain can begin abruptly or gradually, linger, subside and then come back, but it lasts longer than 3 months.
- With proper self-care, most acute cases resolve within 4 - 6 weeks. Two-thirds of...
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Back Pain and Sciatica: Exercise and Physical Therapy
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PrognosisMost 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... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors
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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... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Diagnosis
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Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is a safe and effective pain reliever for mild to moderate acute back pain. It is also used as a fever reducer. The benefits... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Resources
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ReferencesAnema JR, Steenstra IA, Bongers PM, et al. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for subacute low back pain: graded activity or workplace... 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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