What is sciatic neuralgia?

Sciatic neuropathy is characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve.

How do members experience sciatic neuralgia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sciatic neuralgia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for sciatic neuralgia*

Who has sciatic neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 32
30s 127
40s 271
50s 429
60s 442
70+ 233

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 300
Female 1,225

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What is sciatic neuralgia?

Sciatic neuropathy is characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve.



Common symptoms reported by people with sciatic neuralgia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for sciatic neuralgia

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Compare treatments taken by people with sciatic neuralgia

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Who has sciatic neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 372 say sciatic neuralgia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 32
30s 127
40s 271
50s 429
60s 442
70+ 233
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 67
20-29 years 161
30-39 years 149
40-49 years 152
50-59 years 83
60-69 years 30
70+ years 6

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 300
Female 1,225

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 797
Not Diagnosed 83

These charts show data from sciatic neuralgia patients who have completed their condition history
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