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Need doctor's help! will lifting cause sciatica?
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Yes: Bending, lifting or twisting can cause disc herniation and sciatica.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Yes: Lifting weights the wrong way can lead to stress on the spine and cause a herniated disk that results in sciatica.
Answered 1/14/2015
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