Risk factors
Risk factors for sciatica include:
- personal factors including:
- age (peak 45-64 years)
- increasing risk with height
- smoking
- psychological stress
- occupational factors include:
- strenuous physical activity - for example, frequent lifting, especially while bending and twisting
- driving
- vibration of the whole body
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