Sciatica Symptoms and Causes

Sciatica Mia Garnsey

Conclusion

Sciatica is a mild or severe pain that affects the lower back, buttocks, hip, legs, and foot. It is usually caused by disc degeneration, which causes the spinal disk to slip and compress the sciatic nerve or an abnormal bony growth along the bone’s edges, resulting in nerve compression.

The sciatic nerve is the widest and longest in the human body, running through the lower back, buttocks, legs and knee. The nerve plays an important role in controlling some muscles of lower legs and supplying sensation for the majority of the lower leg and foot skin. Sciatica is not a condition, but a symptom related to sciatic nerve.

Direct nerve compression, the abnormal body immune system response, inflammation all may lead to sciatic nerve injury. If you are experiencing some symptoms of sciatica, see your doctor as soon as possible to receive medical treatment. If left untreated, the condition may develop onto chronic or more severe disease.

Reference:

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[2]https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/spine-conditions/sciatica

[3]https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/leg-pain/leg-pain-and-numbness-what-might-these-symptoms-mean

[4]https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sciatica/symptoms-causes/syc-20377435

[5]https://www.spine-health.com/blog/2-sciatica-symptoms-require-immediate-medical-attention

[6]https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bone-spurs/symptoms-causes/syc-20370212#:~:text=Bone%20spurs%20(osteophytes)%20often%20form,can%20go%20undetected%20for%20years.

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[8]https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/sciatica/spinal-tumors-and-sciatica-symptoms#:~:text=Tumors%2C%20masses%2C%20or%20growths%20that,monitored%20and%2For%20treated%20immediately.

[9]https://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2093614

Mia Garnsey December 16, 2020

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