To prevent sciatica/lumboischialgia, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Postural deformities
- Overweight (BMI ≥ 25; obesity).
Medication
- Glucocorticoids (medications for inflammation and when the immune system is overactive – for example, in allergic reactions), these can lead to osteoporosis-related fractures with long-term therapy, resulting in back pain (three months or longer of systemic corticosteroid therapy increases the risk of osteoporosis by 30-50 percent!)