Preparing questions in advance can help patients have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following questions about sciatica:

1. Could my leg pain, tingling, numbness and other symptoms be due to sciatica?
   
   
2. What else could be causing my symptoms?
   
   
3. What tests for sciatica might I undergo, and what do they involve?
   
   
4. What do my test results show?
   
   
5. What caused my sciatica?
   
   
6. My sciatica symptoms are mild. Are they likely to stay that way, or to get progressively worse?
   
   
7. If my sciatica affects only one leg, what are the chances it will affect the other side of my body as well?
   
   
8. Can I treat my sciatica at home? What methods should I use?
   
   
9. My home treatments for sciatica are not helping. What are my other treatment options?
   
   
10. Can I be referred to a pain management specialist?
    
    
11. Are there ways I can prevent sciatica?