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Sciatica
Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve. Discomfort can range from mild to incapacitating, and may be accompanied by tingling, numbness or muscle weakness.
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Reviewed September 2011
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| Title: | Back problems |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Back pain is common. Some of the more common back problems include soft tissue injuries, disc problems, postural stress, sciatica, structural defects, disease and fracture. Any structure in the back has the potential to cause pain if affected by injury or disease. |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Sciatica |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Sciatica is pain in the buttock and leg, caused by pressure on nerves in the lower back. The pressure can be triggered by slipped vertebral discs, pinched nerves or some forms of arthritis. Treatment options include rest, painkillers, epidural injections and surgery. However complete bed rest may not be helpful for sciatica. |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Botulinum toxin injections for low-back pain and sciatica |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Back pain is a common symptom affecting roughly 50% of the population every year. For the majority of people, back pain goes away gradually - usually within several weeks. However, many people will experience another bout of back pain in the future. Abo... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute low-back pain and sciatica |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Low-back pain (LBP) is one of the most common conditions managed in primary care and a significant cause of absence from work and early retirement. Individuals, their families and society at large all carry part of the burden. Many people get some relie... |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Title: | Sciatica: treatment - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Most sciatica gets better within a few weeks. If not, there are treatments that may help relieve your sciatica pain. |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Sciatica: symptoms, causes and diagnosis - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Sciatica is a condition characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg along the sciatic nerve. |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Sciatica |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of sciatica by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
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