Sciatica is commonly misdiagnosed, which can result is either slow or non-responsive treatment.
Leg pain can have various sources. It can be a local leg injury or it may even be referred from your lower back. The main nerve that travels from your lower back to your leg is your sciatic nerve. Irritation or pinching of your sciatic nerve can cause severe leg pain known as sciatica.
Sciatica describes pain felt along the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back, down through the buttock, hamstrings and into the lower leg. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body. The spinal sections it originates from include L4, L5 or S1.
If you suffer back pain, you’ll know that it has a nasty habit
of
returning. Not only is it painful, but it can interfere with
your work,
sport or just everyday life.
Acute back pain usually settles with conventional spinal treatment.
However, the recurrence rate is extremely high. In
fact, there’s an 84%
chance of recurrence within one year! (Hides etal 2001)
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Adolescents can be particularly vulnerable to spine injuries mainly due
to a combination of high flexibility and low muscle strength
and control.
The competitive athlete and most individuals who exercise regularly or
maintain a level of fitness and core
stability control are less prone to spine injury and
problems due to the strength and flexibility of supporting structures.
Your physiotherapist can assist the resolution of any deficits in this
area.
Luckily, problems involving the lower lumbar spine are rare in athletes
and account for less than 10% of sports-related injuries. Injuries do
occur in contact sports and with repetitive strain sports.
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Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person's
spine is curved from side to side. The
spine of an individual with a typical scoliosis may look more like an
"S" than a straight line.
We see lots of adults with particular back problems,
scoliosis or
postural problems who wished they'd been diagnosed and treated when
they were young.
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Research clearly shows that core stability retraining has short
and long-term benefits for low back pain sufferers.
The good news is that we also know that core stability training markedly
reduces your chances of re-injury.
Research on lower back pain sufferers has shown us that if you can
re-activate your core stability muscles your chance of recurring back
pain is dramatically reduced.
In fact, your chances of not experiencing another bout of low back pain
(LBP) within twelve months are almost three times better if you
have undertaken an ultrasound guided exercise program; 84% vs
30%.
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Pain in the lower back is one of the most common injuries. Injuries
can vary from simple to complex.
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