Synonyms in the wider sense

Ischialgia, sciatica, back and leg pain, radiculomyelopathy, nerve root pain, back pains

Definition

Lumbar sciatica is not an illness diagnosis, but rather a description of a decisive and indicative symptom of back pain, which proceeds into the leg.

Abstract concept

Lumbar sciatica consists of the terms lumbago = back pain in the area of the lumbar vertebrae together with sciatica = pain in the legs that is transmitted via the sciatic nerve.