Diagnoses & Treatment for Sciatica 2011-12-15 Sciatica is neither a medical condition nor
a disease, but rather, it is a symptom of perhaps, an underlying disease. The common symptoms of sciatica include leg
pain that might feel like a bad leg cramp and can be excruciating, and a
shooting pain that makes standing or sitting nearly impossible and become worse
when you sneeze or cough. You might also
feel numbness, weakness, or a burning or tingling sensation down your leg and
even in your toes and some individual may also complain of symptom which might
include the inability to bend their knee or move their foot and toes. In order to diagnose sciatica, a complete
medical history including a review of the symptoms and a physical exam of the
patient can help the healthcare provider diagnose and determine the causes of
sciatica. One of the tests performs by the
healthcare provider that can help pinpoint the affected nerves and determine if
there is a problem with one of the patient%u2019s disc is the straight leg raise
test. In this test, the patient is instructed to lie on his back with legs
straight. Then each leg will be raised
slowly by the healthcare provider and note the elevation at which the pain
begins. Depending on what your health
care provider finds, other diagnostic tests might be performed to look for
other causes of sciatic pain such as x-ray to look for fractures in the spine. However, most patients receive treatment
for sciatica without the need for further diagnostic testing.
0 Responses to "Diagnoses & Treatment for Sciatica"Leave a reply | Author
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
Archive
Categories
RSS feed |