Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: sciatica http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Discectomy 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 years, according to a study published in the April issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-discectomy-post-op-pain-worse-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:01 EST news287939078 Same 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-gene-variant-pain-women-suppresses.html Medical research Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:23:37 EST news284966437 Nerve 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 weakness in muscles supplied by the nerve. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-nerve-technology-surgery-compressed-nerves.html Medical research Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:38:49 EST news283192711 Spine 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-spine-mris-harmless-defects.html Medical research Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:43:24 EST news282418997 Study finds poorer outcomes for obese patients treated for lumbar disc herniation 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 of hospital stay, according to new research published in the January 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Overall, obese patients had poorer outcomes with surgical and nonsurgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation than nonobese patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poorer-outcomes-obese-patients-lumbar.html Surgery Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:22:26 EST news277053736 Steroid 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 to a new analysis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-steroid-shots-sciatica-benefits-analysis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:50:01 EST news272004526 Review 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 the results of a systematic literature review published in the November issue of the European Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-surgeries-sciatica-due-herniated-disc.html Surgery Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:00:02 EST news271749246 Patients 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 experience chronic pain six months or longer after the initial episode, according to a study published in the April 15 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-patients-acute-pain-poor-prognosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:02 EST news254490854 Targeted 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 higher-cost surgical interventions, according to a Danish study published in the April 1 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-relieves-sciatica-pain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:40:01 EST news253195918 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-link-chronic-pain-women.html Addiction Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:14:02 EST news236430830