Symptoms of root sciatica?

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Sciatica, this disease in the specific classification, there will be two kinds, one is dry sciatica, and one is root sciatica, these two different kinds of sciatica also have a certain difference. Root sciatica is also associated with the patient's spine. So, what are the symptoms of root sciatica? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of root sciatica?

The onset varies with the etiology. The most common lumbar disc herniation, often in force, bending or intense activity and other incentives, acute or subacute onset. A few cases were chronic onset. The pain usually radiates from the waist to one side of the buttocks and thighs, the popliteal fossa, the lateral side of the lower leg and the foot, presenting as burning or knife cutting pain. The pain can be aggravated when coughing and exerting, especially at night.

In order to avoid nerve stretch and compression, patients often take special pain reducing posture, such as lying to the healthy side when sleeping, flexing at the hip and knee, exerting on the healthy side when standing, causing scoliosis for a long time, bending to the healthy side more often, and leaning to the healthy side when sitting into the hip, so as to reduce the compression of nerve roots.

If the patient is supine, bend the hip and knee at a right angle, and then lift the leg up. Due to flexor spasm, knee extension is limited to less than 130 degrees with pain and resistance; The straight leg raising test (Lasegue sign) was positive (the patient was lying on his back, the lower limb was extended, and the affected limb could not be lifted up to 70 degrees, resulting in leg pain).

matters needing attention

1. In the acute stage, you can't sleep in a soft bed, otherwise it will aggravate the disease. 2. Avoid heavy physical labor or cold stimulation. 3. The middle-aged and old people should pay attention to a reasonable diet, proper physical activities, exercise waist muscle strength. Pay attention to bending down, and move gently and slowly when lifting heavy objects. Once sciatica occurs, we should actively find out the cause.