sciatica
Lower back affliction
Sciatica is pain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back through the hips and down each leg.
The condition typically affects only one side of the body and ranges from a dull ache to sharp, burning pain: Her sciatica flared up after the long drive.
Usually caused by a herniated disk or bone spur compressing the nerve.
Discharging a weapon
- radiatingSending out from center
- burningCombustion in progress
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
ache · throbbing · stabbing · sharp · electric · searing · soreness · discomfort
Signal-carrying body fiber
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- discFlat circular object
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
sacroiliac · lumbosacral · plexus · piriformis · buttock · hip · leg · thigh
Organ protruding abnormally
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- piriformisDeep hip rotator muscle
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
compression · impingement · injury · pregnancy · tumor · trauma · sitting · lifting
Causing severe impairment
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- intenseExtreme in degree
- chronicPersisting over time
persistent · excruciating · mild · moderate · flare-up · episode · relapsing · intermittent
Treatment restoring bodily function
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
- steroidFour-ringed organic compound
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
NSAIDs · massage · chiropractic · acupuncture · decompression · discectomy · laminectomy · surgery
shooting
Discharging a weapon
numbness · ache · throbbing · stabbing · sharp · electric · searing · soreness · discomfort · spasm
nerve
Signal-carrying body fiber
vertebrae · sacroiliac · lumbosacral · plexus · piriformis · buttock · hip · leg · thigh · calf
herniation
Organ protruding abnormally
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- piriformisDeep hip rotator muscle
degenerative · compression · impingement · injury · pregnancy · tumor · trauma · sitting · lifting · twisting
debilitating
Causing severe impairment
chronic · persistent · excruciating · mild · moderate · flare-up · episode · relapsing · intermittent · constant
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
- steroidFour-ringed organic compound
injection · NSAIDs · massage · chiropractic · acupuncture · decompression · discectomy · laminectomy · surgery · rehabilitation
- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity
- Neuropathyneuropathy, polyneuropathy, neuralgia, nerve pain, carpal tunnel syndrome
- painache, pain, agony, hurt, hurting
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu
- body ailmentsback pain, neck pain, joint pain, muscle pain, headaches
- sharp painsstab, stabbing, stabbing pain, jab, prick
sciaticacomfort
Ease or soothing relief
mobility · flexibility · ease of movement · ease · pain-free
sciaticamyalgia
Clinical term for soreness
muscle pain · muscle strain · arthritis · joint pain · bone pain
- sciatic nerveMajor leg neural pathway