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Sciatica: All You Need to Know

Whether it’s just mild discomfort or excruciating pain that leaves you debilitated for days, back trouble is something most us deal with at some point in our lives. However, with sciatica, you’ll know immediately that it is something different.

One of the most indicative signs of sciatica is pain that it originally starts in your lower back before it spreads down one leg, sometimes all the way into your foot. According to data from the Harvard Medical School, as many as 40% of people get sciatica at some point in their life. However, while its quire a prevalent condition; it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Over the course of this blog post, we’ll discuss what sciatica is, the causes, and possible treatments.

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica is actually more of a neurological condition than a physiological disease. The best way to define sciatica is that it’s a collection of symptoms which stems from an underlying problem in the lower part of the spinal cord.

Your nervous system is the medium through which your brain communicates with the rest of your body. From automatic processes such as blood pressure control to all the voluntary movements you make – each and every function of your body relies on this communication channel. Starting from your lower spine and running down each leg and right into your feet, the sciatic nerve is the longest and the largest nerve you have in the body. Typically, sciatica affects just one side of the body, and can cause numbness, tingling, weakness and varying degrees of pain from your hips all the way down to your foot.

Causes

There’s a myriad of circumstances and conditions that can lead to sciatic pain. They include:

Ways to Control and Treat Sciatica

Fortunately, in most cases, sciatica can be successfully treated within a few weeks. Here are some of the commonly used treatment methods:

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