title: Sciatica: a historical perspective on early views of a distinct medical syndrome.
abstract: The authors offer a brief overview of early theories and treatments of sciatica. Tracing medical traditions through early Greek, Roman, and Eastern epochs, the authors demonstrate the slow sequential steps that were required to delineate this disease as a uniquely human affliction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia 31201, USA. ikarampelas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karampelas
authors.forename: Angel N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Boev
authors.forename: Kostas N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Fountas
authors.forename: Joe Sam
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D018612:Byzantium; D003469:Culture; D004534:Egypt; D006115:Greece; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D012384:Rome; D012585:Sciatica / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy