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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Sciatica And Where It Comes From

By Jim Fillsons

Several years ago I had to endure a flair up of sciatic nerve pain: sciatica. To be perfectly honest, it was one of the worst years of my life that I had to live with it. But where did this sciatic discomfort and annoying pain come from. What could I have done to prevent it? Following is some basic information about sciatica and what brings it on.

For the most part, people who have sciatica will tend to complain of a shooting pain down their backside, down the leg and into the heal. Some folks feel the pain running deeper, while others feel it just in certain areas, but it is always on the back side. Some people also say that they experience numbing or even tingling that radiates down the back end. It can always get worse with stress.

Sciatica is commonly caused by the bad practice that had been obtained all through the years. These practices include bad sleeping habits, muscle straining, bad posture, and incorrect lifting method. Each of these bad habits create tensions in the body and as time went by it can develop into chronic conditions which could upset the lower back and begin inflaming the Sciatic nerve. Most complaints centering around and causing Sciatic nerve pain are the compression of the nerve itself. Other causes of sciatica are: tumors, pregnancy, and child birth.

Moreover, the most usual cause of Sciatica is the extreme and constant contraction of the muscles. The sciatic nerve runs under the piriformis muscle, and this muscle is positioned in the lower section of the spine and aid with the hip rotation. The piriformis muscle is prone to being hurt by arthritis in the hip, a fall, or when one leg is shorter than the other since this can bring in spasms and contraction in the muscle which squeeze the Sciatic nerve.

It is not always clear just why and how your sciatic nerve pain may have come about. In fact, even a complete medical exam may not reveal the cause. Oftentimes MRI, xrays and other scans are needed to determine the cause or causes.

you should be prepared to undergo all of these tests and more, should you pain persist. If left un-treated, the pain or sciatica will knock you out of commission for sure. Keep in mind that getting to the root cause is the foremost goal in beginning treatment. Sciatica has many causes.

There is a way to cure sciatica and the discomfort that comes with it, but you need to be prepared to work at it. Curing the problem may involve several steps and you it will not be easy. It takes persistence and the ability to work for the goal. Do it right, and you will be get better.

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