Sciatica pain refers to a type of pain that develops when the sciatic nerve becomes compressed. The sciatic nerve runs from your lower back and branches out into your hips, buttocks, and down the legs. Sciatica pain may range from a mild ache to disabling pain that weakens the leg. If left untreated, sciatica can
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Are You at Risk for Sciatica Pain?
That tingling, shooting pain that runs from your lower spine all the way down your leg can only mean one thing – sciatica. It’s what happens when the sciatic nerve – the largest and longest nerve in your body – becomes compressed or “pinched” by a disc that herniates or extrudes. Not everybody experiences sciatica
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If you’ve ever experienced sciatica, you know it’s different from other back pain. Instead of a throbbing or piercing discomfort in one area, it’s more like a sharp shooting pain sometimes accompanied by tingling, numbness, or weakness that starts in the lower back and radiates through the buttocks and down the back of your leg. That’s
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