Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• April 24, 2023
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Sciatica can send searing, unrelenting pain down your legs, and surgery is often recommended if other less invasive measures fail to bring relief.

Unfortunately, a new study review suggests that such operations likely only provide temporary results, with pain typically r...

Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 29, 2023
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People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near the spine, a new clinical trial shows.

The minimally invasive procedure, called pulsed radiofrequency (RF), provided superior pain reduction and disabilit...

Adele Tells Fans She Suffers From Sciatica

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• January 5, 2023
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The Grammy-winning singer Adele told a crowd at her New Year's Eve concert that “really bad sciatica” is causing her to wobble on stage.

The award-winning singer first talked about her chronic back problems in a 2021 interview with The Face.

"I slippe...

Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• August 26, 2021
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A new approach to spinal cord stimulation may drastically reduce chronic back pain, a small pilot study suggests.

The study, of 20 patients with stubborn low back pain, tested the effects of implanting electrodes near the spinal cord to stimulate it with "ultra-low" freq...

Got Sciatica? Stay Active and Start Early on Physical Therapy

• Amy Norton
• October 5, 2020
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For people with back pain caused by sciatica, it might be a good idea to start physical therapy sooner rather than later, a new clinical trial suggests.

Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back, through the hip and...

What Works Best to Ease the Pain of Sciatica?

• Alan Mozes
• March 18, 2020
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Surgery can cut pain intensity by more than half among patients struggling with long-term sciatica, researchers report.

"Sciatica is the symptom of pain that radiates down the leg and is caused by compression of a nerve root in the spinal canal by a disc herniation,"...