What You Need to Know About Sciatica | Sciatica pain

Sciatica is a term used to describe nerve pain in the leg that is caused by irritation and/or compression of the sciatic nerve. Sciatica originates in the lower back, ...SkiptomaincontentYouarehereConditionsSciaticaWhatYouNeedtoKnowAboutSciatica  share  pinit  NewslettersByStephenHochschuler,MD | PeerReviewedSciaticaisatermusedtodescribenervepaininthelegthatiscausedbyirritationand/orcompressionofthesciaticnerve.Sciaticaoriginatesinthelowerback,radiatesdeepintothebuttock,andtravelsdowntheleg.SaveSciaticaisnervepainthatoriginatesinthelowerbackandradiatesdownthebuttocktothethighandlegononeside.Thepainmaybeaccompaniedbynumbnessand/orweakness.Watch:SciaticaOverviewVideoInfographic:Sciatica:Symptoms,Causes,andTreatment(largerview)SaveReference:SciaticaOverviewWhatDoesSciaticaFeelLike?Thesymptomsofsciaticaarecommonlyfeltalongthepathofthelargesciaticnerve.Sciaticaisoftencharacterizedbyoneormoreofthefollowingfeatures:Pain.Sciaticapainistypicallyfeltlikeaconstantburningsensationorashootingpainstartinginthelowerbackorbuttockandradiatingdownthefrontorbackofthethighandlegand/orfeet.Numbness.Sciaticapainmaybeaccompaniedbynumbnessinthebackoftheleg.Sometimes,tinglingand/orweaknessmayalsobepresent.One-sidedsymptoms.Sciaticatypicallyaffectsoneleg.Theconditionoftenresultsinafeelingofheavinessintheaffectedleg.1Rarely,bothlegsmaybeaffectedtogether.Postureinducedsymptoms.Sciaticasymptomsmayfeelworsewhilesitting,tryingtostandup,bendingthespineforward,twistingthespine,lyingdown,and/orwhilecoughing.Thesymptomsmayberelievedbywalkingorapplyingaheatpackovertherearpelvicregion.SeeTypesofSciaticNervePainItisimportanttonotethatanytypeoflowerbackpainorradiatinglegpainisnotsciatica.Sciaticaisspecifictopainthatoriginatesfromthesciaticnerve.1SeeLowerBackPainSymptoms,Diagnosis,andTreatmentadvertisementSciaticaIstheSymptomofanUnderlyingMedicalConditionSciaticaisatermusedtodescribeasetofsymptomscausedbyanunderlyingmedicalcondition;itisnotamedicaldiagnosis.2Commonmedicalconditionsthatmaycausesciaticaincl


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