Leg WeaknessLeg weakness is a disturbing sciatica symptom which makes many sufferers fearful of falling down. Weakness can describe an actual or perceived lack of life energy and muscular strength in one or both legs. Bilateral sciatica may create weak legs on both sides, while unilateral sciatica will only affect one leg. Weakness in the lower body is one of the most common symptomatic expressions for sciatica nerve pain and sometimes occurs along with tingling and/or numbness.Leg Weakness Symptoms
Sciatica weakness
can be objective or subjective. Objective weakness in the legs will be diagnosed through muscular and neurological testing. Subjective weakness will “feel” less capable to the sufferer, but will check out fine during diagnostic testing. Either type of weakness is able to be generated from both spinal and non-spinal
causes of sciatica.
Spinal sources include herniated discs, osteophytes, abnormal spinal curvatures and spondylolisthesis, while non-spinal causes include sacroiliac joint conditions, piriformis syndrome, sciatica nerve injury and regional ischemia. Achieving an accurate
sciatica diagnosis
can be challenging and
misdiagnosis
is the prevalent reason why so many patients never enjoy long term cures.
Leg Weakness TreatmentsIf a spinal source is positively identified as the underlying reason for the weakness, then the symptoms should go away once that issue has been treated. Remember that most herniated discs and spinal osteoarthritis conditions are NOT the real reasons for back and leg pain, nor the associated neurological symptoms. This is precisely why treatments for these issues generally fail, sometimes miserably!Weak legs due to oxygen deprivation can usually be cured using knowledge therapy. This is a no risk and no expense treatment which I myself used to cure my own torturous back pain and sciatica. I recommend it as a consideration to all who have not found relief through more traditional medical measures. Leg Weakness AdviceWeakness can be a sign of a significant medical emergency, but this is luckily rare. Most cases of weakness are subjective or mildly objective and are enacted by regional ischemia or the physical effects of a spinal abnormality. Both of these conditions are relatively easy to resolve, given a correct diagnosis and appropriate sciatica treatment being applied. If you have not been able to shake off recurrent or chronic weakness in your back, legs or feet, I urge you to reconsider your diagnosis, since this is the facet of care which is mostly responsible for poor curative results. Just remember that weakness can be a direct result of repressed emotional issues, just the same as it can be the result of a spinal concern. If the obvious structural treatments turn out to be useless in your quest for relief, then turn to the less obvious and more enlightened alternatives...Leg Weakness to Sciatica 5/18/10 Revised 7/25/11 |
Sensei Adam Rostocki
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