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Acute or chronic sciatica,what is the difference?
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See details: Acute is a recent sudden onset and chronic has been present for a lengthy period of time.
Answered 6/1/2014
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Acute: Is generally anything 3 months or less. Chronic tends to refer to things that are longer than 3-6 months.
Answered 10/4/2016
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