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Low Back Pain and Sciatica, Introduction to back pain and sciatica Low back pain is an extremely common problem that is often poorly managed. Back pain is a particular challenge...
Spinal disc problems can lead to symptoms of back pain and/or sciatica . There are many other causes of back pain and/or sciatica but they do not primarily originate from the interv...
The pain may also go into one or both of your legs (sciatica). Back pain with or without sciatica is very common. Most causes are not serious but it is very important for any serious...
Editor's note Dr Sarah Jarvis , 30 September 2020 In September 2020, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated its guidance on m...
Nerve root pain (sciatica). Cauda equina syndrome. Arthritis. Nonspecific lower back pain This is the most common type of back pain.
Nerve root pain (usually sciatica) Nerve root pain is pain that occurs because a nerve coming from the spinal cord is pressed on (trapped) by a 'slipped' (prolapsed) disc, or is ir...
Weakness in one or both legs Sciatica Common peroneal nerve injury Femoral nerve lesion Neurological examination Sciatic nerve lesion
May cause sciatica, which is pain that goes down the leg to the foot. See the separate leaflet called Slipped Disc (Prolapsed Disc).
The latest guidance for sciatica (back pain related to pressure on a nerve) is that there is little evidence for benefit from long-term use of anti-inflammatories and so they should be taken ...
Nerve pain also occurs when a 'slipped disc' in your back causes pain in your leg (called sciatica after the sciatic nerve which is often the one being squashed by the out-of-place ...
In 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated several of its guidances on painful conditions, including low back pain and sciatica. These highlight some of the...
Problems with the nerves to the feet, such as peripheral neuropathy , sciatica or tarsal tunnel syndrome. Problems with the blood vessels to the feet, which is usually due to periphera...
Many cases of neck and back pain are due to benign functional or postural causes but a thorough history and examination are essential to assess the cause (see the separate articles Low Back Pain and ...
Some cases of chronic pain are due to identifiable and specific condtions - for example, osteoarthritis , low back pain , postherpetic neuralgia , cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, nerve root ent...
(Aetiology) [ 2 ] There are many causes of painful feet: Neuropathy - eg, sciatica , peripheral neuropathy . Ischaemia from peripheral arterial disease or embolism.
Patients with bilateral sciatica or complete perianal anaesthesia have a less favourable prognosis than patients with unilateral pain.
Differential diagnosis Lumbosacral disc herniation with sciatica . Rheumatoid arthritis . Systemic lupus erythematosus . Whipple's disease .
Thoracic back pain is more often due to serious spinal pathology than neck or low back pain but thoracic back pain is also prevalent among healthy individuals without any serious underlying cause. [ 1...
Trapped abductor digiti quinti nerve (abductor digiti quinti is a muscle which lies along the lateral border of the foot). Sciatica (S1 dermatome). Trauma: Fat pad trauma: ...
Features of cauda equina compression include low back pain, unilateral or bilateral sciatica, saddle and perineal anaesthesia, bowel and bladder disturbances, and weakness, sensory deficits...