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When to seek medical advice
By Mayo Clinic staffMild sciatica usually goes away given a little time and patience. Call your doctor if self-care measures fail to ease your symptoms or if your pain lasts longer than four weeks, is severe or becomes progressively worse. Get immediate medical care if:
- You experience sudden, severe pain in your low back or leg and numbness or muscle weakness in your leg
- The pain follows a violent injury, such as a traffic accident
- You have trouble controlling your bowels or bladder
