Sciatica is the Latin word for Pain down the back of the leg Sciatica is referred pain usually caused by trapping the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Finding a cure for Sciatica is a challenge, have you searched without finding anything? Maybe you have and have decided to give up, but are still hoping to find some relief for the pain. I am not going to lay claim to any cures for...

Have you ever had to endure -- even for just a few moments -- a nagging and often excruciating pain running along the side of your leg? Then you may be feeling the effects of sciatica, typically a compression of the sciatic nerve fibers which runs from the lumbar region, through the sciatic foramen, and vertically into the back of the thigh and down your legs towards your feet. ...

Back pain is a major problem these days for people all over the western world. It has been estimated that at any one time 20% of the population suffer from lower back pain and that doesn t take into account all the other forms like sciatica, upper back pain, mid back pain and neck pain. It is a huge interruption in a sufferers day to day life and costs the world billions of dollars in...

On average, symptoms will only happen on one side of the body. This is a very common form of back pain, however the term sciatica actually applies to a set of symptoms rather than the diagnosis of what is irritating the nerve. Causes The cause of sciatica is generally the compression of the lumbar spine nerve root L4 or L5, or compression of the sciatic nerve itself, which is far less...

Sciatica occurs due to the compression at the base of the spine. This compression leads to pain in the lower back and gluetal region of the body. This pain travels to ankle, calf, thighs and knee. Real Sciatica happens when the pain reaches the knees and the ankles. Sciatica actually is the pain that moves through the sciatic nerve - the longest nerve in your body. This nerve starts from your...