BACKGROUND Patients with sciatica frequently complain about associated back pain. It is not known whether there are prognostic relevant differences in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings between sciatica patients with and without disabling back pain. METHODS The study population contained patients with sciatica who underwent a baseline MRI to assess eligibility for a randomized trial de...

in a retrospective study the clinical presentations, neurological findings, contrast studies, operative findings, and the follow-up results of 314 patients with disc herniation were studied over a 10-year period. this disease was most frequent between the ages of 30 to 40 and mostly in males. low back pain with or without radicular pain was the most frequent symptom, involving the left leg in t...

An inflammation or injury to the sciatic nerve can result in sciatica, a type of pain. It cause back discomfort, tingling, and numbness that may travel down leg. Either way is possible. The main objective this article treat sciatica with homoeopathic medicine.

non-discogenic sciatica can be caused by any lesion along the course of the lumbosacral nerve roots and sciatic nerve. we aim to present a rare case of refractory sciatica in an otherwise healthy 25-year-old man. he complained of left leg pain without significant back pain. extensor hallucis longus muscle was weak on the left side with limited straight leg rising. on magnetic resonance imaging,...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibition with infliximab (IFX) in treating recurrent and disabling chronic sciatica pain associated with post-operative peridural lumbar fibrosis. METHOD A double-blind, placebo-controlled study randomized 35 patients presenting with sciatica pain associated with post-operative peridura...

Chronic pain, resulting from nerve compression, is a common clinical presentation. One means of conservative treatment is low-level laser therapy, although controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two doses of low-level laser, at 830 nm, on pain reduction in animals subjected to sciatica. Eighteen rats were used, divided into three groups: GS (n=6), sciatica and simul...

Introduction: Sciatica is a medical condition which results from the sciatic nerve, or nerve root pathology. Viddha Karma para surgical procedure removes accumulated Doshas in human body via pricking procedure. This case report highlights effect of dry needle on sciatica. Clinical presentation- fifty-five-year-old female patient with lower back pain radiating to right leg area body, for duratio...

Sciatica means pain along sciatic nerve distribution. The most important symptoms are radiating leg pain and related disabilities. Patients are commonly treated in primary care but a small proportion is referred to secondary care and may eventually need surgery. Many synonyms for sciatica appear in the literature, such as lumbosacral radicular syndrome, ischias, nerve root pain, and nerve root ...