Sciatica pain is described as the pain that extends down towards the back of your leg along with the sensation of tingling as well as numbness. Moreover, you feel pain at your back as well as the leg which makes it difficult for you to sit, stand, walk freely and perform your usual tasks. Most of the time, people are unaware that in actuality the pain they are facing is sciatica or simply a back pain. Furthermore, by some medical specialists it has been proved that if 80 percent of the pain is leg pain and lesser is the back pain then definitely it is sciatica that you are facing.
To be well aware about sciatica below some signs are elaborated that confirm that your pain is none other than sciatica.
Weakness in your knees
You should immediately seek care if you feel that your knees as well as your legs are weakening. Because, it might be the case that the nerve that runs in your entire leg gets pinched.
You are unable to summon your pain
Sometimes, the pain that you are feeling is not the one you are thinking about. But it might be the muscular one that you are facing. In order to check it further you should push your lower back area and see which of the spots are being affected while this movement.
You walk more
If you are an athlete and your daily routine is all about using the tread mill, training for a walk or jogging in the morning then there are minimum chances of you facing sciatic pain. On the other hand if you are not involved in this, you are not an athlete then you are facing sciatica.
One difficult Test
The main test that can openly tell about sciatica is the slip disc one in which a person is required to lie down and raise the leg between 30 and 70 degrees. If the pain is sciatica then doing this your pain will radiate in your entire leg moving down to your toes.
Other issues
Apart from the aforementioned signs, in the presence of sciatica pain you will start losing control on your bowel and bladder movements.
If you or any of your loved one is suffering from any Sciatica pain or any other body pain, get a professional advice from Dr. Zaki Anwar by placing an appointment at (815) 464-7212). He is an expert anesthesiologist and certified Pain Management Specialist who has been practicing pain relief techniques for the past several years with effective results.