Sciatica in primary care – a case discussion
Journal article
Authors | Johnson, C. and Mortimore, G. |
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Abstract | It is thought that more than half of adults will experience back pain in their life, and practice nurses will often be the first practitioners consulted. Cheryl Johnson and Gerri Mortimore explain what nurses need to know when they encounter this common complaint. Back pain is a common problem encountered in practice. It is estimated that 60% of the adult population experience low back pain throughout their lifetime (Campbell and Colvin, 2013) that over 80% of the population will report low back pain throughout their lifetime (Walker, 2000) with between 13–40% developing sciatica (NICE, 2022). This article will discuss a case study who presented to a community trainee enhanced clinical practitioner (tECP) with symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy. and After clinical examination and further tests a diagnosis of acute sciatica was given. This article will explore how the history taking, clinical examination and special tests led to this diagnosis. Moreover, it will examine the underlying evidence underpinning the examination and tests undertaken. |
Keywords | back pain ; Sciatica ; community trainee enhanced clinical practitioner (tECP) |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Practice Nursing |
Journal citation | 34 (11) |
Publisher | MA Healthcare |
ISSN | 2052-2940 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2023.34.11.400 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/pnur.2023.34.11.400 |
Accepted author manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Jan 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 17 Oct 2023 |
Deposited | 14 Nov 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q305w/sciatica-in-primary-care-a-case-discussion
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