When sciatica nerve pain flares up, you will usually feel pain starting in the lower back region, traveling down the leg into the heel of the foot. Sciatic pain is the most common form of back pain experienced by people world wide. The nervous pathway is fully affected by tightness, discomfort and pain.
For the lucky, the pressure causing sciatica is only temporary and they will be free of pain in a few days. For most, this type of pain is long lasting due to constant irritation of the sciatic nerve that is not relieved through medications, exercise or therapy.
Pain from sciatica has three general phases:
1. Initial phase - sciatic pain flares up for no apparent reason.
2. Middle phase is the most intense and painful phase. This is when the pain is at its worst and most debilitating.
3. The final phase is when the pain begins to ease up.
There are three types of back pain that you should be aware of:
1. The first type of back pain is referred to as acute back pain. This type of back pain is sudden and intense. It may seem as if the pain is coming out of nowhere, there is no warning, it just begins. Acute pain last for short periods of time, usually just a few days. Most people will experience some sort of acute back pain in their lives.
2. Subacute pain is usually defined as pain lasting at least 3 months and subsiding within 6 months.
3. Chronic - Chronic cases of back pain are often characterized by slow development of pain in any part of the back which may last for a very long time (beyond a 6-month period).
Below is a general list of the different symptoms of sciatica. You may be surprised as to how much this condition can affect one's quality of life, especially if nothing is done to relieve the pressure/irritation of the sciatic nerve.
1. Pain felt in the buttocks (the nerve runs through the buttocks) that increases when you are sitting and is partially relieved by standing.
2. Tingling or burning sensation felt in the lower back, the buttocks, the thighs, the legs and the foot.
3. Pain throughout the leg that becomes more intense when one is sitting.
4. Lasting or chronic pain felt in the lower back, the butt, the back of the thigh, the leg or the foot.
5. Pain that may be sharp, stabbing or may even feel like a cramping of the muscles when you stand up. This pain may ease after sitting down but it usually takes a few minutes to work this pain out.
6. Pain that appears out of nowhere, catching you off guard when you simply shift your weight from one foot to the other.
7. Pain in both legs that moves up and down repeatedly.
8. Radiating pain in the back, buttocks and thighs that worsens when a person tries to stand up.
9. Muscle weakness occurs in one or both legs.
10. Pins and needles sensation specifically in the feet.
11. Loss of bladder control. In some serious causes, bowel control can also be lost. If you experience this particular symptom, you need emergency care. Have someone bring you to a hospital immediately!
12. Common tendon reflexes are lost in one or both legs.
13. Gradual weakness of one or both legs, in some cases this symptom would necessitate surgery to relieve the pain, tingling and muscle weakness.
Besides being very hard to live with, sciatic pain is also one of the most common forms of back pain that people suffer with everyday. It is imperative that you seek medical attention as soon as you suspect you may be suffering from sciatica nerve pain. Steps should immediately be taken to relieve the pain as well as prevent future flare ups.
For the lucky, the pressure causing sciatica is only temporary and they will be free of pain in a few days. For most, this type of pain is long lasting due to constant irritation of the sciatic nerve that is not relieved through medications, exercise or therapy.
Pain from sciatica has three general phases:
1. Initial phase - sciatic pain flares up for no apparent reason.
2. Middle phase is the most intense and painful phase. This is when the pain is at its worst and most debilitating.
3. The final phase is when the pain begins to ease up.
There are three types of back pain that you should be aware of:
1. The first type of back pain is referred to as acute back pain. This type of back pain is sudden and intense. It may seem as if the pain is coming out of nowhere, there is no warning, it just begins. Acute pain last for short periods of time, usually just a few days. Most people will experience some sort of acute back pain in their lives.
2. Subacute pain is usually defined as pain lasting at least 3 months and subsiding within 6 months.
3. Chronic - Chronic cases of back pain are often characterized by slow development of pain in any part of the back which may last for a very long time (beyond a 6-month period).
Below is a general list of the different symptoms of sciatica. You may be surprised as to how much this condition can affect one's quality of life, especially if nothing is done to relieve the pressure/irritation of the sciatic nerve.
1. Pain felt in the buttocks (the nerve runs through the buttocks) that increases when you are sitting and is partially relieved by standing.
2. Tingling or burning sensation felt in the lower back, the buttocks, the thighs, the legs and the foot.
3. Pain throughout the leg that becomes more intense when one is sitting.
4. Lasting or chronic pain felt in the lower back, the butt, the back of the thigh, the leg or the foot.
5. Pain that may be sharp, stabbing or may even feel like a cramping of the muscles when you stand up. This pain may ease after sitting down but it usually takes a few minutes to work this pain out.
6. Pain that appears out of nowhere, catching you off guard when you simply shift your weight from one foot to the other.
7. Pain in both legs that moves up and down repeatedly.
8. Radiating pain in the back, buttocks and thighs that worsens when a person tries to stand up.
9. Muscle weakness occurs in one or both legs.
10. Pins and needles sensation specifically in the feet.
11. Loss of bladder control. In some serious causes, bowel control can also be lost. If you experience this particular symptom, you need emergency care. Have someone bring you to a hospital immediately!
12. Common tendon reflexes are lost in one or both legs.
13. Gradual weakness of one or both legs, in some cases this symptom would necessitate surgery to relieve the pain, tingling and muscle weakness.
Besides being very hard to live with, sciatic pain is also one of the most common forms of back pain that people suffer with everyday. It is imperative that you seek medical attention as soon as you suspect you may be suffering from sciatica nerve pain. Steps should immediately be taken to relieve the pain as well as prevent future flare ups.
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