Common cruralgia (by herniated disc) is, like sciatica, a very common condition. Compared to the latter, it has a reputation of being often more painful, especially at night, and more difficult to treat, but overall, apart from a different painful path, these are the same entities. .

In Western countries, less frequent carrying of heavy loads and less intense physical effort at work should have lowered the frequency of this type of pain. Unfortunately, physical inactivity and overweight are also harmful to the back and are today the main risk factors to fight.

It should nevertheless be remembered that the transition to bipedalism, admittedly very old in the history of mankind, also has its responsibility. Indeed, it does not only have advantages since it is at the origin of a very important pressure on the last vertebrae of our spine which must, since the man walks on only two feet, to support almost all the weight. from the body.

Dr Patricia Thelliez Rhumatologue