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Is sciatica a form spinal cord injury?
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No: It is not an injury to the spinal cord it is injury to a nerve root usually from a disc herniation. Very different from spinal cord injury.
Answered 10/23/2017
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No: Spinal Cord Injury is very different than sciatica. I would suggest seeing a pain/spine specialist that can discuss this in more detail for you.
Answered 1/11/2016
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