Definitions for sciatica
saɪˈæt ɪ kəsci·at·i·ca

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sciaticanoun

   neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sciaticanoun

   Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SCIATICA, SCIATICKnoun

   The hip gout.

   Etymology: sciatique, French; ischiadica passio, Latin.

   Which of your hips has the most profound sciatica? William Shakespeare.

   Thou cold sciatica,
   Cripple our senators, that their limbs may halt
   As lamely as their manners. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   The Scythians, using continual riding, were generally molested with the sciatica, or hip gout. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Err.

   Rack’d with sciatick, martyr’d with the stone,
   Will any mortal let himself alone? Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sciatica

   Sciatica is pain going down the leg from the lower back. This pain may go down the back, outside, or front of the leg. Onset is often sudden following activities like heavy lifting, though gradual onset may also occur. The pain is often described as shooting. Typically, symptoms are only on one side of the body. Certain causes, however, may result in pain on both sides. Lower back pain is sometimes present. Weakness or numbness may occur in various parts of the affected leg and foot.About 90% of sciatica is due to a spinal disc herniation pressing on one of the lumbar or sacral nerve roots. Spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, pelvic tumors, and pregnancy are other possible causes of sciatica. The straight-leg-raising test is often helpful in diagnosis. The test is positive if, when the leg is raised while a person is lying on their back, pain shoots below the knee. In most cases medical imaging is not needed. However, imaging may be obtained if bowel or bladder function is affected, there is significant loss of feeling or weakness, symptoms are long standing, or there is a concern for tumor or infection. Conditions that may present similarly are diseases of the hip and infections such as early shingles (prior to rash formation).Initial treatment typically involves pain medications. However, evidence for pain medication and muscle relaxants is lacking. It is generally recommended that people continue with normal activity to the best of their abilities. Often all that is required for sciatica resolution is time; in about 90% of people symptoms resolve in less than six weeks. If the pain is severe and lasts for more than six weeks, surgery may be an option. While surgery often speeds pain improvement, its long term benefits are unclear. Surgery may be required if complications occur, such as loss of normal bowel or bladder function. Many treatments, including corticosteroids, gabapentin, pregabalin, acupuncture, heat or ice, and spinal manipulation, have limited or poor evidence for their use.Depending on how it is defined, less than 1% to 40% of people have sciatica at some point in time. Sciatica is most common between the ages of 40 and 59, and men are more frequently affected than women. The condition has been known since ancient times. The first known use of the word sciatica dates from 1451.

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1. sciatica

   Sciatica refers to pain that is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve. This nerve is the longest in the body, starting from the lower back and running through the hips, buttocks and down each leg. Symptoms usually only affect one side of the body and can include pain, inflammation, numbness, and may even cause difficulty in moving the affected leg. It is often caused by herniated discs, bone spurs, or in rare cases, tumors. Treatment options typically include physical therapy, medications, and in severe cases, surgery.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sciaticanoun

   neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic

2. Etymology: [NL.]

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1. Sciatica

   Sciatica is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots that give rise to each sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the left or right or both sciatic nerves. Symptoms include lower back pain, buttock pain, and pain, numbness or weakness in various parts of the leg and foot. Other symptoms include pins and needles or tingling and difficulty in moving or controlling the leg. Typically, the symptoms are only felt on one side of the body. The pain may radiate below the knee, but does not always. Although sciatica is a relatively common form of low back and leg pain, the true meaning of the term is often misunderstood. Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis for what is irritating the root of the nerve, causing the pain. The treatment for sciatica or sciatic symptoms often differs, depending upon the underlying cause and pain levels. Causes include compression of the sciatic nerve roots caused by a herniated or protruding disc in the lower back. The first known use of the word sciatica dates to 1451.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sciatica

   sī-at′i-ka, n. a neuralgic affection of the great sciatic nerve.—adjs. Sciat′ic, -al, pertaining to, or affecting, the hip, ischiac.—adv. Sciat′ically. [Low L. sciatica—Gr. ischion.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sciatica

   A condition characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and posterior/lateral aspects of the leg. Sciatica may be a manifestation of SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY (involving the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; L4, L5, S1, or S2, often associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT); or lesions of the CAUDA EQUINA.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sciatica in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sciatica in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sciatica in a Sentence

1. Febin Melepura:

   About 1 percent of patients with low back pain have sciatica, but low back pain is a pain that is localized to the region below the lower rib cage and above the gluteal fold, whereas sciatica is a pain that radiates down one or both legs.

2. The Commission chief spokesman:

   On Wednesday night, he suffered a particularly painful attack of sciatica, accompanied by cramps.

3. Pina LoGiudice:

   The first thing is definitely magnesium. That will actually help with restless leg syndrome or if you have any low back cramping, calcium is quite wonderful because ... your body will cause more aches and pains because you're trying to build your baby, and so you yourself become deficient. Acupuncture is phenomenal and safe for those low back pains or sciatica or that neck stiffness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sciatica
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sciatica
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sciatica
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciatica
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sciatica
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sciatica
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sciatica