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Question: I recently experienced severe back pain, which shot down my right leg, after doing some lifting. One of my friends said this is lumbago and another called it sciatica. Both said I should see ...

Sciatica, also called lumbar radiculopathy, is a pain that originates along your sciatic nerve. This main nerve in your leg extends from the back of your pelvis down the back of your thigh, and is the ...

When stubborn sciatica pain flares, it can quite literally be a pain in the butt. The sharp, shooting sensation that runs from your lower back down your leg can make it difficult to do even simple ...

If you’ve ever experienced sciatica, you know that the nagging, burning feeling along the back of your legs affects everything you do-the way you walk, how well you sleep, whether you can pick up your ...

In the past few years there has been a sharp rise in cases of slipped disc and sciatica among young adults An orthopaedic surgeon explains what’s driving the trend ...

A pain in the back of your thigh when running can either be related to the hamstring muscle or a combination of a lumbar disc injury and arthritic narrowing of the spinal canal, resulting in nerve ...

Sciatica is a pain that originates from the back but shoots down the legs to the foot. It’s often described as an electrical sensation accompanied by sharp pain. Sciatica can affect patients of all ...

Sciatica refers to pain in the thigh, leg, and buttock that arises due to pinching of the sciatic nerve. Image Credit: rumruay / Shutterstock.com The sciatic nerve is a large nerve is formed from a ...