Sciatica - Risk Factors and How to Prevent
Sciatic Pain and other Back Related Problems

Are you at risk for sciatic pain or other back related problems? Answer, the following sciatica related questions to determine if you are at risk of Sciatica...

1. Do you spend 4 or more hours per day sitting in a desk chair or on the couch? If so, how is your posture? Does your chair support your back?

2. Do you lift heavy objects on a daily basis?

3. Do you exercise regularly and stretch frequently?

4. Do you overuse certain muscle groups during exercise or training, running, cycling, weight lifting?

5. Are you obese, overweight, or diabetic? Those are all contributors to sciatica and other back pain issues.

6. If you are pregnant, you may also be at risk of sciatica.

Other factors that contribute to sciatic and back pain are age, injury, occupation, etc. For examples, Nurses, Doctors and Dentists often have sciatic pian. If you are a nurses with sciatic pain

If you would like to learn more about sciatic pain, check out some of our sciatica articles, or videos about sciatica