Sciatica: neuralgia along the nerve course of the sciatic nerve. See detailed information below for a list of 30 causes of Sciatica, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Sciatica is a painful condition caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve, the main nerve that branches off the spinal cord and continues down into the thighs, legs, ankles, and feet. Sciatica is characterized by pain in the buttocks and can be caused by a number of factors. Exertion, obesity, and poor posture can all cause pressure on the sciatic nerve. One common cause of sciatica is a herniated disc (see Spine Basics in the Appendix). (Source: excerpt from Pain - Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Sciatica is a painful condition caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve, the main nerve that branches off the spinal cord and continues down into the thighs, legs, ankles, and feet. Sciatica is characterized by pain in the buttocks and can be caused by a number of factors. Exertion, obesity, and poor posture can all cause pressure on the sciatic nerve. One common cause of sciatica is a herniated disc (see Spine Basics in the Appendix). (Source: excerpt from Pain - Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Sciatica: Pain in the lower back and hip radiating down the back of the thigh into the leg, initially attributed to sciatic nerve dysfunction (hence the term), but now known to usually be due to herniated lumbar disk compressing a nerve root, most commonly the L5 or S1 root. SYN: sciatic neuralgia, sciatic neuritis. [see sciatic]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Syndrome characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the lower extremity along its posterior or lateral aspect, and most commonly caused by protrusion of a low lumbar intervertebral disk; also used to refer to pain anywhere along the course of the sciatic nerve.
- (Source - CRISP)
The list below shows some of the causes of Sciatica mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Sciatica. Of the 30 causes of Sciatica that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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Medical Conditions associated with Sciatica:
Lower back pain (51 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Back pain (250 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Back symptoms (762 causes)
Symptoms related to Sciatica:
Alcoholism, Spinal abscess, Poor posture, Pressure on the spinal junction of the sciatic nerve, Twisting back, Herniated disc, Spinal tumor, Pressure on the sciatic nerve, Exertion
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