Sciatica, you know that pain that runs down your leg. The pain that drives you crazy and stops you enjoying so many activities. It nags away and even makes you feel tired and grumpy. Imagine waking up without sciatica. Being able to do all your daily tasks without that real pain in the butt . Just think of all the things you could do again. Wouldn t it be great if you could just make it...

Physiotherapy Treatment of Sciatica by Jonathan Blood Smyth Sciatica results from a structure impinging on a lumbar nerve root, causing compression and/or inflammation enough to cause neurological changes in the skin, reflexes and muscles served by the affected nerve. Not a common syndrome, it is estimated that 3-5% of the population suffer this kind of problem at some time. It affects men...

Sciatica is a condition rather than a disease which has been caused by other conditions which are affecting the health of a person. There are three primary causes for a person to suffer from sciatica namely a herniated disc, piriformis syndrome or spinal stenosis. However there are ways of treating sciatica without a person having to resort to using medications that their doctor...

A lot of people don t understand what sciatica means. You can t really call it an ailment or disease, not even a diagnosis could tell you the cause of the pain. It s more like a set of symptoms. In most cases, the name sciatica is used when you have nuisances in the nerves area of the lower spinal chord or in cases of irregular compression. There are a number of conditions that can cause...

Sciatica is a general term for pain originating from the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a symptom of a disorder that causes mild to sharp and sometimes excruciating pain. Patients have described sciatic pain as mildly disturbing to burning, aching, deep, and similar to a sudden bolt of lightning. Sciatic nerve pain travels from the buttock, down the back of the thigh, and into the leg. Leg pain is...