Sciatica

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. The pain is felt in the lower back, buttock, and/or various parts of the leg and foot. In addition to pain, which is sometimes severe, there may be numbness, muscular weakness, and difficulty in moving or controlling the leg. Typically, the symptoms are only felt on one side of the body.Although sciatica is a relatively common form of low back pain and leg pain, the true meaning of the term often is misunderstood. Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis for what is irritating the root of the nerve, causing the pain. This point is important, because treatment for sciatica or sciatic symptoms will often be different, depending upon the underlying cause of the symptoms.The first cited use of the word "sciatica" was registered in 1450. (From the Wikpedia article Sciatica.)

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Acetabular paralabral cyst as a rare cause of sciatica. A case report. INTRODUCTION The natural history of a lumbar hernia of the nucleus...	4th November, 2009		J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Nov;91(11):2696-9. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Sciatica:
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Livermore Chiropractor uses breakthrough techniques to lower high-blood pressure and treat the most difficult	EMAILWIRE.com:  Nov 10 2009 2:31AM Matching: sciatica
Livermore Chiropractor uses breakthrough techniques to lower high-blood pressure and treat the most difficult cases of back and neck pain.	Earthtimes.org:  Nov 8 2009 8:43PM Matching: sciatica
Livermore Chiropractor uses breakthrough techniques to lower high-blood pressure and treat the most difficult cases of back and neck pain.	Earthtimes.org:  Nov 8 2009 8:43PM Matching: sciatica
Livermore Chiropractor uses breakthrough techniques to lower high-blood pressure and treat the most difficult cases of back and neck pain.	Earthtimes.org:  Nov 8 2009 8:42PM Matching: sciatica
EntreMed to present its Aurora A/angiogenic kinase inhibitor data at the AACR-NCI-EORTC conference	News-Medical.Net:  Nov 3 2009 1:14PM Matching: sciatica
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Sciatica Clinical Trials:
The Efficacy of Oral Steroids in the Treatment of Acute Sciatica

Sciatica Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7521424	Albumin fusion proteins
7544705	Pyrroloimidazole derivatives, their preparation, pharmaceutical composition containing them, and their use as nootropic agents
7544815	Process for making hydroisoindoline tachykinin receptor antagonists
7547317	Methods of performing procedures in the spine
7547324	Spinal mobility preservation apparatus having an expandable membrane
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Companies working in the area of Sciatica from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Spinal Healthcare Spinal Healthcare are specialists in back, neck and Sciatica pain diagnostics. Using diagnostic driven technologies and professional multi-disciplined consultants Spinal Healthcare can find the... www.spine-health.com        View full profile

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