Prevalence of weakness and factors mediating discrepancy between reported and observed leg weakness in people with sciatica.

Lucy Dove Georgios Baskozos Thomas Kelly Elaine Buchanan Annina B Schmid

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)

There is a high prevalence of reported leg weakness in people with sciatica, which is not reflected in observed clinical measures of weakness. Differences between reported and observed weakness may be driven by the severity of leg pain and age. Further work needs to establish whether other objective measures can detect patient reported weakness.

Keyphrases

patient reported
chronic pain
risk factors