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Sciatica is a medical condition characterized by pain going down the leg from the lower back.

This pain may go down the back, outside, or front of the leg.

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 but not always present.

Weakness or numbness may occur in various parts of the affected leg and foot.

Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back.

Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling.

Low back pain may be classified by duration as acute (pain lasting less than 6 weeks), sub-chronic (6 to 12 weeks), or chronic (more than 12 weeks).

The condition may be further classified by the underlying cause as either mechanical, non-mechanical, or referred pain.

The symptoms of low back pain usually improve within a few weeks from the time they start, with 40-90% of people completely better by six weeks.

Neck pain (or cervicalgia) is a common problem, with two-thirds of the population having neck pain at some point in their lives.

Pain management, pain medicine, pain control or algiatry, is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain The typical pain management team includes medical practitioners, pharmacists, clinical psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists.

The team may also include other mental health specialists and massage therapists.

Pain sometimes resolves promptly once the underlying trauma or pathology has healed, and is treated by one practitioner, with drugs such as analgesics and (occasionally) anxiolytics.

Effective management of chronic (long-term) pain, however, frequently requires the coordinated efforts of the management team.

The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton.

The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate, in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bones—vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs.

The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord.