In the 'Symptoms - Skeletal' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about sciatica:
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Have you suffered from sciatica (pain going down one or both legs)?
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...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"I never had it / don't know" |
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"Probably/minor episode now resolved" |
History of sciatica |
A risk factor |
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"Major episode now resolved" |
History of sciatica |
A risk factor |
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"Current minor problem" |
Sciatica |
A symptom |
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"Current major problem" |
Sciatica |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Sciatic (Sciatica)
Sciatic Nerve: These are the two largest nerves in the body, composed of the tibial and common perineal nerves, bound
together and containing elements of the lowest two lumbar and upper three sacral spinal cord nerves. Sciatica: Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is felt as severe pain from the buttocks, down the back of the thighs, often radiating to the inside of the leg, even to the point of paresthesia or prickly numbness. Although tumors can cause the problem, far and away the most common causes are a lower back subluxation (responding to adjustment) or pelvic congestion and edema (responding to laxatives, exercise, and decreasing portal vein and lymphatic congestion).
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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