title: Prognostic factors of sciatica in the Canon of Avicenna.
abstract: Prognosis studies are fast developing and very practical types of medical research. Sciatica is one of the common types of low back pain and identifying prognostic factors of the illness can help physicians and patients to choose best method of practice. The prognostic factors of sciatica are presented from the Canon of Avicenna, one of the most famous physicians in the history of medicine.
authors.affiliation: School of Traditional Iranian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No. 34, 4th floor, 15th Alley, Atlasi St., Shahid Dastgerdi Ave., Tehran, Iran, minaezb@sina.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Bagher
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minaee
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbassian
authors.forename: Alireza Nikbakht
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Nasrabadi
authors.forename: Abdorrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rostamian
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D009765:Obesity; D019071:Persia; D011379:Prognosis; D012585:Sciatica / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history*