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Sciatic nerve pain Report
Sciatica is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that give rise to the sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve itself. Treatment options depend on the underlying cause of sciatica.
What we've learned from patients who report Sciatic nerve pain
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
61 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
51 |  |
|
Mild
|
34 |  |
|
None
|
27 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Sciatic nerve pain
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidural Steroid Injection | 4 |  |
|
| Neurontin | 4 | |
|
| Physical Therapy (PT) | 3 | |
|
| MRI Lumbar Spine | 3 | |
|
| Percocet 10/325 | 2 | |
|
| Soma | 2 | |
|
| Lortab 10/500 | 2 | |
|
| Chiropractic | 2 | |
|
| Muscle Injection | 2 | |
|
| Hydrocodone | 2 | |
|
| Gabapentin | 2 | |
|
| Ibuprofen | 1 | |
|
| McKenzie Method Physical Therapy | 1 | |
|
| Ibuprofen 10% gel | 1 | |
|
| Methadone | 1 | |
|
| Neurologist | 1 | |
|
| Spinal nerve block | 1 | |
|
| Devil's Claw Extract | 1 | |
|
| Lidocaine Transdermal | 1 | |
|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 1 | |
|
| Flexeril | 1 | |
|
| Heating Pad-Hot Packs | 1 | |
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| Fentanyl Transdermal Patch | 1 | |
|
| Finest Naturals B Complex with Vitamin C RoseHip and Rice Bran | 1 | |
|
| MRI Spine | 1 | |
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| Lumbar Spinal Fusion | 1 | |
|
| Walking cane/rubber tip | 1 | |
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| Lyrica | 1 | |
|
| Therapeutic Massage | 1 | |
|
| Duragesic-50 | 1 | |
Report created on February 12, 2012.