Sciatica is no joke. Though it's not one medical condition, but rather a series symptoms that include pain around the sciatic nerve, which starts from the lower back down through your legs and feet.

If you’ve ever felt aches or pains that radiate down your legs, you may have been dealing with sciatic nerve pain. The sciatic nerve is the biggest in your body and starts in your back and goes down ...

While the experts we consulted recommended cushioned shoes to maximize shock absorption, some people with sciatica report ...

When your sciatica is flaring, it's hard to think about anything else. The pain might be so severe, burning, tingling or nagging that it derails your whole day. But a few simple sciatica stretches can ...

The sciatic nerve is the longest and thickest nerve in your body. It's actually a bundle of five nerves that start in your lower back and run through your buttocks and down each leg. Inflammation of ...

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Living with unexplained pain in your lower body can be both frustrating and debilitating. When discomfort strikes in the general hip region, many people struggle to identify whether they’re ...

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body that extends from the lower back all the way down the back of the leg, explains Rohan Desai, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon with the New York ...

Basketball superstar LeBron James has missed the start of an NBA season for the first time in his storied 23-year professional career. The reason for his absence is a medical condition that affects ...

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