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Hi, What are the symptoms for sciatica neuralgia. How is it caused and what's the treatment.
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Sciatica is a term used for radicular pain, i.e. Radiating pain from the back to the foot. It's often associated with tinging, numbness and mild weakness of leg muscles. It could be caused due to various reasons such as degenerative disc disease, disc bulge, disc herniating, fractures of the spine, tumors etc. Treatment depends on the cause of sciatica. Often times, surgery is not necessary and symptoms improve with physiotherapy, back braces, medications etc, although it takes time (a couple of months).
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