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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.
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Severe
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71 |  |
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Moderate
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55 |  |
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Mild
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37 |  |
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None
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34 |  |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Epidural Steroid Injection | 5 |  |
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| Heating Pad-Hot Packs | 4 | |
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| Neurontin | 4 | |
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| Chiropractic | 3 | |
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| Gabapentin | 3 | |
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| Physical Therapy (PT) | 3 | |
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| Percocet 10/325 | 3 | |
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| MRI Lumbar Spine | 3 | |
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| Flexeril | 2 | |
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| Ice or Cold Packs | 2 | |
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| Soma | 2 | |
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| Hydrocodone | 2 | |
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| Lortab 10/500 | 2 | |
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| Stretching | 2 | |
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| Muscle Injection | 2 | |
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| Skelaxin | 2 | |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 2 | |
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| Vicodin ES | 1 | |
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| Eperisone hydrochloride | 1 | |
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| Celebrex | 1 | |
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| Cymbalta | 1 | |
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| Devil's Claw Extract | 1 | |
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| Lumbar laminectomy | 1 | |
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| MRI Back | 1 | |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 1 | |
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| Naproxen Prescription | 1 | |
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| Fentanyl Transdermal Patch | 1 | |
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| Methadone | 1 | |
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| Marcaine | 1 | |
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| Amitriptyline | 1 | |
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