Sciatica Knee Pain

Sciatica knee pain is an extremely common effect produced in many patients. Knee pain in sciatica sufferers can occur virtually anywhere in this often problematic anatomical structure. Many patients suffer pain behind the knee or on the outer aspect of the knee, while others face pain seeming to originate from under the kneecap itself. Regardless of where the pain occurs, knee pain can be a limiting and sometimes incredibly disabling condition to bear.

Sciatica in the Knees

Radicular knee pain typically exists with other sciatica symptoms, including widespread lower body pain, tingling, numbness or weakness. Pain in one knee is due to unilateral sciatica, while pain in both knees is sources by bilateral sciatica. Pain which only occurs in the knee and does not affect any other lower body structure is not likely to be the result of sciatica. Instead, the problem might exist in the knee joint itself, in one of the many ligaments or tendons in the area or may be caused by a psychosomatic knee pain process.

Sciatica Knee Pain Causes

Structural issues in the lower back may be responsible for knee pain and other lower body symptoms in rare cases. Diagnoses like osteoarthritis and herniated discs are made to explain pain in many cases, but often these pronouncements are incorrect. It is possible to have anatomical sources of sciatica, but these usually respond well to appropriate medical care and resolve within a set time limit. Ongoing sciatica issues typically turn out to be misdiagnosed and are often the direct result of an ischemia mechanism. This is precisely the same type of pain which made my life a living hell for 18 long and hard years.

Sciatica Knee Pain Advice

I know how bad knee pain can be. I have a long history of knee pain, seemingly unrelated to my back pain. Doing martial arts puts tremendous stress on your joints and none feel these degenerative effects worse than the knees and hips. I tore the meniscus in my right knee twice, but found the structural issue to be innocent of causing me long term pain. I used knowledge therapy to get past my back pain and applied the same principles to the obvious anatomical damage in my knee joint. Even though the pain seemed so structural, the treatment worked just the same, proving to me the real power of the mindbody process in both causing and curing pain. I still get occasional knee symptoms, but nothing like I endured in the past!

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12/1/09