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Originally Posted by chachee52
I will agree with the last aspect as well. As I stated, Sciatica is a generalized term that just means irritation of the nerve. I can honestly say that I have seen a few piriformis syndromes, but when it comes down to it,the piriformis was tight because of other issues.
I also agree that there are people that have no syptoms with large herniations and there are some people that have lots of symptoms with small herniations. There was a study taken that took 100 people off the street without any back pain reported ever, and it came back with about 60% of the people had some kind of herniation.
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The biggest hurdle regarding most injuries to this area, imo, is the lifestyle change that needs to occur to recover properly and prevent reinjury. This costs a lot up front for later rewards. Most either are not given a true picture of what it will take or the attempt to change fails because it is really difficult to follow through with.