Sciatica

[chachee52]

Originally Posted by Bigwaved

Just like a lot of imaging backs up that a lot of people are symptom free even with quite large bulges.

BTW, sciatca is a junk term in my opinion. Do you agree? I can count on one hand how many true sciatic nerve impingements I have seen at the piriformis. Most people report a pain that is really referred from somewhere else.

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.

[Bigwaved]

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.

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.