{"id":3429,"date":"2026-01-16T03:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excelspinecenter.shopshop.hk\/5-major-causes-of-sciatica\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T05:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:21:38","slug":"5-major-causes-of-sciatica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/5-major-causes-of-sciatica\/","title":{"rendered":"5 major causes of sciatica"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3429\" class=\"elementor elementor-3429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cd98d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42cd98d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336b8d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336b8d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>5 major causes and symptoms of sciatica<\/h4><p>When people suffer of low back pain or sciatica (leg pain), they think taking a rest will relieve the pain, Or they would apply a hot pack, spray hot water to the affected area during bathing, soak in a hot bath or swimming to relieve the pain, but these are only short-term pain relief methods. Once the problem getting worst, the signs and symptoms will be very serious. If the patient knows that their low back pain or sciatica is caused by a muscle or nerve problem, it will not only relieve their mental stress, but also help understand their own condition. The following 5 most common symptoms and causes of sciatica are shared by the author with<\/p><h4>1. Herniated Disc<\/h4><p>Has injury to the lower back (including fall and muscle sprains) There is more pain in the feet than in the lower back Weak nerve reflex When the patient sits for a long time or when the lower back is bent forward, coughing, sneezing or exerting force, the pain in the low back or feet intensity increases The side with foot will feel pain and there is tension when the leg is lifted up, and the side with the foot pain will increase when the other foot is lifted as well. MRI imaging can clearly see the disc protruding compressing the nerve.<\/p><h4>2. Anular Tears<\/h4><p>Has experienced severe trauma to the lower back Lower back pain is more than foot pain, foot pain may be in a single foot or both feet Weak nerve reflex When sitting for a long time, coughing, sneezing, and excessive low back exertion all cause low back pain to increase Lifting the painful foot will increase the back pain MRI images show tearing of the annular fibrous cartilage.<\/p><h4>3. Myogenic, or muscle related, disease<\/h4><p>Improper exertion cause relapse of the low back pain. In addition to low back pain, buttocks and thighs also feel sore Pain can occur on one or both sides of the lower back Feeling stiffness in the low back when getting up in the mornings Pain increases when the weather changes or the muscles are blown by cold wind Lower back will lean on the non painful side which increases the pain onto the other\u00a0(painful) side\u00a0 The patient can point out the affected area of \u200b\u200blow back pain, unlike the patient with neuralgia, Can\u2019t find the cause from the MRI scanned image<\/p><h4>4. Spinal Stenosis<\/h4><p>The patient will have pain in the low back and calf as 15 minutes of walking Can occur on one foot or both feet Weakness and numbness of the legs symptoms of sciatica When the lower back is bent forward, the pain in the low back or legs is reduced Normal nerve reflexes X-rays can see severe bone degeneration, bone spur hyperplasia, disc thinning, facet joint degeneration, and spinal foramen narrowing<\/p><h4>5. Facet Joint Arthropathy<\/h4><p>The pain is usually in the small facet joint (Picture 1) The patient bends back and feels pain in the facet joints The side bending of the lower back will increase the pain at the facet joints<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drmattywong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kkk.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drmattywong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kkk.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.drmattywong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kkk-300x250.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"313\" \/><\/p><p>Based on the above 5 common causes and symptoms of sciatica, I believe readers can better understand the causes of low back and foot pain. But remember to confirm the diagnosis and receive treatment from the doctor, so as not to worsen the condition and delay treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 major causes and symptoms of sciatica When people suffer of low back pain or sciatica (leg pain), they think [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3429"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4440,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3429\/revisions\/4440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.excelspinecenter.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}