Because of pain and a lack of understanding of their condition, sciatica sufferers may make some costly long-term mistakes when it comes to handling their problem. The first mistake is rushing into a surgery. Although the vast majority of surgeons are not anxious to perform surgery on sciatica cases, there are a few who do recommend surgical treatment right from the start, and without even...

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...

Chiropractor, Tampa: Low Back Pain and Sciatica. Sciatica refers to pain that comes from the sciatic nerve. It is usually experienced in the legs or buttock but can also affect the feet. The origin of sciatica is from irritation to the nerve roots that exit from the lumbar spine and sacroiliac area. Occasionally it can be caused by a muscle that is pressing against the nerves. The leading cause...

The term sciatica refers to pain along a specific nerve - the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back down through each leg. It usually caused by a wayward vertebral disc, more commonly referred to as a pinched nerve or a herniated, ruptured, or slipped disc that has shifted from it s normal position in the vertebral column and is putting pressure on the radicular nerve (nerve root),...

Sciatica pain is that horrible pain that so many suffer from. It affects your enjoyment of life as you get that gnawing pain down your leg. You find even the simplest task hard as you can not relax without the fear of your sciatica kicking in. You may have spent years searching for a cure, and still remain with sciatic pain. You may have even felt like giving up and having that surgery, in...