Millions of Americans feel the pain of sciatica every year. Though not everyone experiences it the same way, it typically feels like pain that begins around the lower back or buttock area and travels into the leg. The sciatic nerve is the largest and longest nerve in your body, and when it (or one of the spinal nerve roots that contributes to it) gets irritated or compressed,
Sciatica is a term used for when the sciatic nerve that runs down the back of the leg is irritated. When this nerve is inflamed it can cause pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling. It can make it hard to perform daily activities and keep you from enjoying life. It is a common misconception that when one has these symptoms that it is actually coming from the leg.
Anyone who knows sciatica, knows misery. Sciatica pain shoots through your leg, sometimes resulting in tingling, weakness, and/or numbness. Often beginning as a result of a herniated disk that is pressing on the sciatic nerve, sciatica pain runs from the lower back, all the way down the back of your legs. In most cases, those suffering start to feel better within a few weeks,
