PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT BACK PAIN & SCIATICA

The following was taken from an article appearing in the following web site: www.spine-health.com and paraphrased. You should go to that site for further information .... IMPORTANT - You should always consult an appropriate physician on any medical advice.

PAIN seems to be considered CHRONIC when it lasts more than three months.

According to the article BACK PAIN may come, for example, from a herniated disc or spinal stenosis. Among the non-surgical options for relief of back pain so that one can have a relatively normal life are prescription medications to combat both the pain and depression.

SCIATIC PAIN apparently manifests itself by leg pain, tingling, numbness and muscular weakness in the affected leg. The pain is not stationary but moves down the lower back, buttock and leg(s) via the sciatic nerve. The pain seems to result from pressure on the sciatic nerve which may result, for example, from a herniated disc or a degenerating disc or spinal stenosis.