Back and Leg Pain

Sciatica Back and Leg Pain

The problem with sciatic nerve pain is not that it is impossible to treat. No, the actual issue preventing most people from finding lasting sciatica relief is simply an incorrect diagnosis. A great many patients with lower back pain syndromes are misdiagnosed, leading them on a wild goose chase in finding appropriate treatment options. In essence, they pursue treatments directed at a mistakenly identified causation, which explains why these treatments rarely produce good curative results.

Back and Leg Pain Facts and Fictions

* MYTH – Spinal abnormalities, such as degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis are the major sources of back pain.

* FACT – Pain and related symptoms in a large area or several areas of the back are virtually impossible to blame on a spinal causation, such as a herniated disc. Regardless, these pain conditions ARE typically blamed on a spinal scapegoat abnormality.

* MYTH – Sciatica is easily diagnosed, but very difficult to cure.

* FACT – Sciatica is often easy to resolve once the actual source of symptoms has been determined. Most unresolved sciatic nerve complaints are due to a misdiagnosis of the actual cause of pain.

* MYTH – Sciatica needs to be treated by a medical doctor or chiropractor. Not doing so can lead to worse symptoms or even permanent spinal damage.

* FACT – Statistics show that lower back pain patients who never seek medical treatment recover faster and more completely than patients who receive any form of treatment. This is due to the nocebo effect of the diagnostic process, which is known to escalate and perpetuate sciatica symptoms.

* MYTH – Sciatica often requires surgery to enact a real cure.

* FACT – Surgical interventions offer abysmal results for resolving sciatica and back pain, in general. In fact there is a very common disorder named for these horrible results… FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME.

Back and Leg Pain Advice

Patient is in pain and goes to the doctor.
Doctor does exam and complete imaging study.
Doctor makes a diagnosis.
Patient begins conservative treatment.
Treatment provides minor and temporary relief.
Over time, symptoms escalate & patient receives more treatments.
All therapy options fail, some miserably.
Patient is fearful and in progressively worse pain.
Pain becomes a major factor in patient’s life.
Patient is fed up and goes to other doctors for an answer.
However, patient maintains original diagnosis.
Patient repeats entire unsuccessful treatment process.
Patient goes to see a surgeon.
Patient is very scared, but feels an operation is the only option.
Surgery is performed.
Patient has terrible pain, but looks forward to recovery.
Patient recovers from surgery but continues to have back pain.
In fact the pain is worse than ever.
The patient is desperate.
The surgeon will not return any of the patient's calls…

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