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Testing for Sciatica

Published on Tue Aug 06, 2024

Question: A patient with degenerative disc disease reports to the orthopedist complaining of numbness in their spine and muscle weakness. The orthopedist asks the patient about the location, duration, and severity of the pain; they also review the patient’s medical history and recent activities to see if anything might have triggered the symptoms. Then the orthopedist performs an examination primarily concerned [...]
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