Study shows link between smoking and chronic pain in women
Kentucky women who smoke heavily may experience more chronic musculoskeletal pain, suggests a new study led by University of Kentucky researchers.
View ArticleTargeted exercise relieves sciatica pain
(HealthDay) -- Active conservative symptom-guided therapy for severe sciatica can safely reduce pain and improve neurological function at a rate that matches or surpasses outcomes from common...
View ArticlePatients with acute low back pain have poor prognosis
(HealthDay) -- Few patients with acute low back pain (LBP), with or without sciatica, declare sick leave; however, approximately half have one or more recurrences and a considerable proportion...
View ArticleReview compares surgeries for sciatica due to herniated disc
(HealthDay)—No conclusions can be drawn with regard to the comparative efficacy of open, microscopic, and tubular discectomy surgical techniques to treat sciatica due to a herniated disc, according to...
View ArticleSteroid shots for sciatica: Benefits only brief, analysis finds
(HealthDay)—Spinal steroid injections—the type involved in the current fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States—provide only short-term relief for sciatica-related leg and back pain, according...
View ArticleStudy finds poorer outcomes for obese patients treated for lumbar disc...
While obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation – a slipped or ruptured disc – than nonobese patients, obesity increases operative time, blood loss and length...
View ArticleSpine MRIs often show harmless 'defects,' study finds
(HealthDay)—Even though expensive MRIs produce very detailed images for assessing back pain, they may not be very good at evaluating results after treatment, research suggests.
View ArticleNerve mapping technology improves surgery for compressed nerves
Nerve mapping technology allows surgeons to determine whether surgery has been effective for relieving pressure from compressed nerves, which often function poorly and cause sciatica or pain and...
View ArticleSame gene variant promotes pain in women, suppresses pain in men
More women than men develop chronic low back pain and sciatica. The explanation may lie with a gene variant that plays into the body's pain regulation.
View ArticleDiscectomy post-op pain worse in patients with retrolisthesis
(HealthDay)—The presence of retrolisthesis in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for a lumbar disc herniation may result in significantly worse lower back pain and physical function over four...
View ArticleThe protein profile of restless leg syndrome
A protein profile of people with restless leg syndrome (RLS), identifies factors behind disrupted sleep, cardiovascular dysfunction and pain finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal...
View ArticleNew-onset sciatica tied to age, obesity, mental workload
(HealthDay)—Management of obesity may prevent new-onset sciatica, according to a Japanese study published in the Dec. 15 issue of Spine.
View ArticleBaseline factors can predict return to work with sciatica
(HealthDay)—Prognostic factors have been identified to predict return to work (RTW) among patients with sciatica, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of The Spine Journal.
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