Although both licenses require a Master of Social Work (MSW), there are additional requirements in pursuing a LCSW. It is important to note that in most states an applicant must already have a masterâs level license in order to be eligible to sit for the clinical licensing exam.
A variety of lower back conditions may lead to sciatica. Most commonly, a lumbar herniated disc will cause sciatic nerve pain. Other common disorders that cause sciatic pain include lumbar degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, or osteophytes and arthritis in the spine.
Sciatic nerve damage is one cause of buttock pain that often gets blamed even though it may not actually be what is causing a personâs pain. When many people think of lower back pain, it is sometimes explained away as âsciatica.â Part of the reason is because sciatica pain can be quick and shooting, or prolonged, severe pain.