Are these 2 often mistaked by doctors?
2007-03-21 16:27:51 · 6 answers · asked by Ladyiowa 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Not by good doctors.
RA is an autoimmune disorder that causes widespread muscle pain, but is especially painful in the joints. Sciatica is a very specific type of pain that results from pressure (usually from a bulging or herniated disc in the spine) on the sciatic nerve. This pain radiates from the point of pressure down the back of the leg, and can go as far as all the way to the foot.
These two conditions have completely different symptoms and causes - I can't see how they would be mistaken for one another.
2007-03-21 18:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by hippychic1981 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-22 21:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Normally, I would not answer a question like this as my expertise is generally in medication but I had severe sciatica while I was pregnant with my 3rd child (after having had twins) and I had sciatica so bad that I was finding it difficult to walk. I tried massage therapy and physical therapy and could not take medication
I went to the chiropractor and the pain was instantly relieved. My hips and lower back were out of alignment because I had carried twins the year before. On occasion a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) can also work but they usually only work on one joint at a time - the chiropractor will do your whole back which works faster. Anyone who does not believe in chiropractors will tell you they are quacks - don't listen.
I don't necessarily believe that chiropractors can cure things like diabetes but they can definitely relieve some types of back pain especially if a pinched nerve is involved which is usually the cause of sciatica. Try a reputable chiropractor ASAP!
2014-10-28 12:29:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These two are very different in nature. I had both and the sciatica was relieved by lumbar surgery. The rheumatoid arthritis is here to stay.
2007-03-21 18:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sciatica is a pain that results from irritation of one of sciatic nerves. This is a lower back pain that goes down to hip and then to both legs extending to feet and toes in some cases. Sciatica nerve is the largest nerve in our body. Running down the spine through the hip, sciatic nerve goes down to knee and ankle. Any damage or pressure on this nerve results in debilitating sciatica pain that needs thorough investigation of probable causes on the basis of symptoms to provide relief to the patient on a permanent basis.
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Cheers.
2014-09-16 01:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sciatica is a pain located in the buttock area down one leg. RA is a disease of joints with alternating periods of active inflammation. I don't see how an MD can mistake this
2007-03-21 16:35:46 · answer #6 · answered by rebekah o 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-07-22 09:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all
2007-03-21 16:37:14 · answer #8 · answered by wracpres1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋