Often associated with low back pain, sciatica tends to be more of a pain in the butt – and sometimes also the leg. That’s because the pain travels along the sciatic nerves, the longest nerves in your ...

Therefore, the ideal candidates for a spinal injection are those with symptoms (sciatica) that are predominantly driven by ...

The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain — and possibly tingling, numbness, or weakness — that originate in the lower back and travel through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve ...

Many may feel compelled to worry about sciatica symptoms without actually understanding what it is. If you feel a sudden and severe pain or numbness and weakness radiating from the buttocks down the ...

When you’re in the middle of a sciatica flare-up, your top priority is getting relief ASAP. Sciatica is a type of pain that travels along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back through the ...

The sciatic nerve is the thickest and longest nerve in the human body, so its inflammation is widely felt. Photo: Getty Images Suddenly, it shoots into the leg, sitting becomes torture, and every step ...

Recently in my practice, I have seen an increase in the number of patients complaining of what they call “sciatica.” It seems like a good time to review the things that may result in the symptoms of ...

When sciatica made my foot go numb, the doctor told me to switch from high heels to flats – an instruction I did not want to hear! But I knew I needed to do something, so I gave it a try. The good ...