Florida Personal Injury Blog
The Perazzo Law Firm shares valuable information for understanding the Sciatic nerve and injuries following:
- A slip & fall accident
- A car accident
- And any sort of accident that leads to lower back or hip injury
SCIATIC NERVE INJURY AFTER AN ACCIDENT
The Sciatic nerve or sciatic conditions come from Sciatica represent the painful or discomforting feeling that affects your lower body. For those unfamiliar with the sciatic nerve, it stretches from the lumbar, through the left and right hip, and down the legs. When injured, it causes a radiating pain, something like someone lighting a furnace on one side of your calf. The sciatic nerve and its radiating pain most commonly affects only one leg or one side of the human body. Sciatic injury will most often either develop naturally overtime due to lack of exercise; an old injury, or other underlining medical factors (always consult a medical professional). Many sciatic nerve injuries occur when there is injury to the lumbar or lower back area after a car accident, a slip & fall accident, or any accident in which there the lower back area receives serious impact for whatever reason.
TYPES OF ACCIDENTS THAT LEAD TO SCIATIC NERVE INJURY
SCIATIC NERVE INJURY AND CAR ACCIDENTS
- HEAD-ON / REAR-END COLLISIONS
- SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENTS
- ROLL-OVER ACCIDENTS
SCIATIC NERVE INJURY AND SLIP & FALL ACCIDENTS
- HOTEL / SWIMMING POOL ACCIDENTS
- STAIRS / STEPS / ESCALATORS / RAMPS
- PUBLIX / WALMART / SHOPPING MALL ACCIDENTS
SCIATIC NERVE INJURY AND OTHER ACCIDENTS
- AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
- BOATING / WATER SPORTS
- PRODUCT LIABILITY / FAULTY GOODS
DETERMINING SCIATIC NERVE INJURY
Following injury in any of the above accident situations, the Miami lawyers at the Perazzo Law Firm recommend a professional medical evaluation to determine injury to the sciatic nerve. This could be done at most physical therapy treatment and orthopedic centers located throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Orange County.
SCIATIC NERVE INJURY SYMPTOMS
Though most sciatica symptoms may not pose a serious threat to one’s health, consulting a medical professional is always best to determine the cause of any pain or discomfort.
Which may include:
- Lumbar pain
- Hip pain
- Pain in one leg
- Loss of feeling or numbness
- Tingling sensations in the lower extremities
- Loss of strength in buttocks
Causes for sciatic pain may include:
- Herniated disc in the lumber region
- Degenerated disc
- Nerve root compression
- Hip injury
RELIEVING SCIATIC NERVE PAIN
There are various way to help relieve sciatic nerve pain and discomfort following a professional medical evaluation. Pain or anti-inflammatory medication is perhaps the most effective-quick relief way to ease sciatic nerve pain or discomfort. A medical professional may prescribe a strict regimen of physical therapy or suggest orthopedic care consisting of more invasive treatment methods such as injection therapy or surgical intervention. In Miami, the personal injury lawyers at the Perazzo Law Firm remind accident victims that have suffered injury to the lumbar region, that sciatic pain and discomfort may worsen over time if untreated.