Sciatica Surgery 

Sciatica is a painful condition that affects the lower back and the leg. When the sciatic nerve becomes irritated, sciatica leads to pain that is typically felt on just one side of the body. Besides discomfort, sciatica is known to cause numbness in the affected regions of the body, as well as trouble with controlling the leg.

When a person has sciatica, pain radiates from the lower back down to the thigh, extending downward to the back of the calf. In some cases, pain from sciatica flows upward as well, affecting the hip, and back down toward the foot. For many affected individuals, pain from sciatica is enough to impair the performance of everyday tasks.

Causes of Sciatica

The most common of the causes of sciatica inflammation involves a herniated disc. It is important to understand here that each vertebral disc in the back is made up of a very tough outer layer of cartilage and a more elastic central area.

As the age increases, these disks end up degenerating and becoming much thinner and weaker over time. Especially when you are putting a lot of pressure on this area for extended periods of time, this can result in causing cracks in the outer layers of the disks, thereby allowing the central mass to squeeze out...

Signs and Symptoms of Sciatica

• Mild to intense pain in the buttock, thigh, calf or foot, or in all these areas is experienced.
• If the pressure is more on the nerve, numbness will also be felt.
• The numbness, however, is not always accompanied by back pain and this can lead to sciatica being mistaken for a pulled muscle.

Diagnosis of Sciatica

The diagnosis of sciatica is based on history taking and physical examination. The investigation will help to pinpoint the irritated sciatic nerve. The physician will then carefully consider the results of the questions and physical investigation and may then decide that special tests are necessary...

Treatment of Sciatica

Non Surgical Treatment

Conservative Treatment Of Sciatica

Acute or chronic sciatic nerve pain may require more aggressive types of non-surgical treatment. The doctor may combine therapies for maximum back and leg pain relief...

Medication for Sciatica 

If pain is severe, the doctor may prescribe a more potent NSAID. Chronic sciatica may require a muscle relaxant and/or anti-depressant medication...

 

Epidural Steroid Injection for Sciatica

This type of spinal injection places a steroid (corticosteroid) medication near spinal nerve roots. Steroids reduce inflammation and can help to ease back and leg pain. An epidural steroid injection may provide pain relief for several months or longer...

 

Surgical Treatment of Sciatica

If the healthcare professional's diagnosis of your condition is that you have sciatica, they may then, if your condition is severe enough, decide that surgery is appropriate..

  

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