Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Symptomatic Treatment of Sciatica: A Review

Authors

  • Manish Kumar Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Biomedical Education & Research, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, U. P., India.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Sciatica refers to pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in the leg. Sciatica is a relatively common condition with a lifetime incidence varying from 13% to 40%. The common corresponding annual incidence of an episode of sciatica ranges from 1% to 6 %. This review assesses current knowledge of the epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment of sciatica.

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How to Cite

Kumar, M. (2011). Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Symptomatic Treatment of Sciatica: A Review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archive, 2(4). Retrieved from http://ijpba.info/index.php/ijpba/article/view/335

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2011): IJPBA

Section

Review Articles

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License [CC BY-NC 4.0], which requires that reusers give credit to the creator. It allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, for noncommercial purposes only.