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Sciatic Nerve

Diagnosing Sciatica Causes

Diagnosing sciatica causes are the keys to determining the right treatments to be given to a patient in order to relieve troublesome symptoms, most notably pain. Sciatica is primarily caused by compression or inflammation of the sciatic nerve or the spinal cord nerve roots from which it arises. Damage to the nerve roots or the [...]

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What Is Sciatica? General Information

What Is Sciatica? When one asks the question “What is sciatica?”, the most common answer one would get would be that it is a disease of the sciatic nerve. Although this condition is named after the sciatic nerve, it is not a disease per se. The term “sciatica” actually refers to a syndrome or group [...]

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How Does Sciatica Numbness Develop

Next to pain, sciatica numbness is a symptom that patients suffering from sciatic nerve irritation and/or compression often experience. The Development of Sciatica Numbness Why does numbness and pain develop during compression or pinching of the sciatic nerve? The two components of the sciatic nerve – the tibial and common peroneal nerves – have both [...]

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Sciatica Relief During Pregnancy

Sciatica Relief It is not uncommon for pregnant women to experience lower back pain and desire for sciatica relief. In fact, studies have shown that over 80 percent of women will experience certain degrees of back pain in the course of their pregnancy. Why does a pregnant woman develop sciatica? The development of sciatica during [...]

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Sciatica Injury Symptoms and Treatments

Sciatica Injury People often make the mistake of using the words “sciatica injury” to describe injuries to the sciatic nerve. To make the correction, sciatica itself is a nerve condition characterized by pain which may be caused by injury to the sciatic nerve. So instead of saying “sciatica injuries”, the right term is “sciatic nerve [...]

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