A 45-year-old member asked:

Is sciatica a form spinal cord injury?

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Dr. Nomaan Ashrafanswered

21 years experience

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.

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Dr. Qamar Khananswered

Pain Management 19 years experience

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.

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