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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Prognosis
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Prognosis
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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
Sciatica: What is it?
...is just sciatica. Sally doesn’t care what it is called because she just wants it to go away. The nights are utterly miserable when it feels like a hot poker is stabbing her leg. Sally may not... Read more »Excerpt 2: "Living Well With Migraine Disease and Headaches"
...miss a class session, let alone an exam. More than once, I was accused of having partied too much the night before or of using drugs. At the end of that semester, I transferred to a smaller... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...parts. The affected leg may feel weak.The pain often starts slowly. Sciatica pain may get worse:At nightAfter standing or sitting for long periods of timeWhen sneezing, coughing, or laughingAfter... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis
...indication of sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops for short periods many times during the night and which may worsen symptoms of restless legs syndrome or insomnia)?If there is a bed... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Introduction
...and they feel most comfortable. (Conversely, movement brings relief.) Symptoms occur most often at night when lying down or sometimes during the day while sitting.Episodes of RLS most often occur... Read more »Images
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...growths/lumps, swollen glands, unexplained weight loss, night sweats, unexplained itching, signs... Read more »
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