Sciatica Clinical Diagnosis - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video illustrates the condition of Sciatica nerve pain and its diagnosis. About 3 million people suffer from sciatica and the condition usually resolves itself within a few weeks to a few months. A few patients may end by surgery. This problem of sciatica can be self- diagnosed. What is sciatica? It is a pain radiating along the course of the sciatic nerve which runs from the lower back to the buttock, through the back of the thigh and into the lower leg and foot. Sciatica pain usually affects one side of the body. Sometimes this pain is called “lumbar radiculopathy” or “true sciatica”. Sciatica is not a diagnosis; it is a symptom of an underlying condition. Sciatica Pain: Pain is worse when sitting because sitting will place tension on the nerve, stretch it, and make it irritated and painful. The pain is a nerve pain, it is sharp, shooting pain like electric shock, running down the leg with burning, tingling, pins and needles, the pain could radiate to the leg and the foot