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Treatments for Low Back Pain and Sciatica by Debra Wood, RN

The treatment and management of low back pain and sciatica involves lifestyle changes and may include medication, surgery, or other treatments. Most patients recover, but some develop chronic back pain.

Skeleton and Nerves

Treatment aims to decrease pain and improve functioning.

Treatment involves the following:

Lifestyle changes | Medications | Surgery and minimally invasive procedures | Alternative and complementary therapies | Other treatments

References:

Conn's Current Therapy 2001 . 53rd ed. W.B. Saunders Company; 2001.
Pain. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chronic_pain/detail_chronic_pain.htm#Spine . Accessed October 27, 2008.
Sciatica. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00351 . Accessed October 27, 2008.
Textbook of Primary Care Medicine . 3rd ed. Mosby, Inc.; 2001.

Last reviewed September 2012 by Rimas Lukas, MD

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Treatments for Low Back Pain and Sciatica by Debra Wood, RN

Skeleton and Nerves

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