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Sciatica – Why You Have Been Treating It Wrong
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WHAT IS SCIATICA?
If you suffer from Sciatica, or you’re close to someone who does, you already
know that it is one of those conditions that can be quite overwhelming and
incapacitating while causing a lot of discomfort even when attempting simple
daily chores. You must also know that the pain caused by sciatica can be
excruciating around the hips and the legs. What many people do not know is,
that when the right treatment is applied early enough, this condition can heal
completely.
Sciatica is caused by irritation of the
sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve in
the body and controls the muscles that
are in the lower back of the knee and leg.
When a disorder in the lower back
(lumbar spine) exists, it is likely to cause
sciatica. This is because the sciatic nerve
is a combination of five sets of paired
nerve roots in the lumbar spine and when
any of these nerves is compressed or
pinched, it causes pressure on the nerve
route that leads to the irritating pain,
weakness and numbness.
Apart from the compression of one of the nerves, there are other known
causes of sciatica which include:
A herniated disc: This refers to as a slipped disc and occurs when the inner
soft tissues of the disc leak out to the outer core and affects the nerve root
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