Running Pain Free

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To relieve sciatica pain, it is important to know that sciatica is a symptom of an underlying problem. This symptom may be related to the spinal cord or the piriformis muscle. When the sciatic nerve is being irritated or compressed, in order to relieve sciatica pain the initial cause needs to be diagnosed for proper treatment. Sciatica refers to the pain experienced along the sciatic nerve, which is the longest nerve in the body. The nerve begins in the lumbar spinal cord, found in the lower back, and extends into the buttock and upper thigh region branching down into both legs and to the bottom of the feet. When compressed, the pain can be unbearable inhibiting everyday activities. Radiculopathy is the clinical diagnosis term for when a disc from the vertebral column is protruding, placing pressure on nerve root (radicular nerve). Symptoms of sciatica vary from severe and debilitating pain to a short term twinge of discomfort. Pain may reside in one leg or both causing bilateral sciatica. Symptoms vary from gradual to sudden and constant to infrequent. With exercise the symptoms may be aggravated. Twisting actions such as golf or tennis can create a flare up. Sitting for extended periods of time can also exasperate the pain. For some people, the pain from sciatica can be severe and debilitating. For others, the pain might be infrequent and irritating, but has the potential to get worse. If the symptoms are progressive weakness in the leg, severe pain or loss of sensation or bowel or bladder disturbances, this may be cauda equina syndrome and immediate medical attention is needed.

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