When sciatica flares up—you know, the searing pain, tingling, or numbness that shoots from your low back to one of your legs—you'll do just about anything to find relief. That's why these simple ...

When sciatica pain strikes, it can be downright debilitating. From numbness to tingling to jolts of discomfort that radiate through your lower back, buttocks and legs, sciatica has a way of leaving ...

Patients with sciatica who were treated with physical therapy experienced less disability in the year following diagnosis than those who followed the usual wait-and-see approach. Photo credit: ...

Starting physical therapy immediately after a diagnosis of acute back pain with sciatica results in reduced disability when compared to usual care, a new study has found. Julie Fritz, PT, Ph.D.

About 40% of Americans have experienced sciatica – pain that radiates from the sciatic nerve, which starts in the lower back and extends through the hips, buttocks and legs. Though the pain can be ...

You know the feeling: sharp, shooting pain radiating down the back of your leg. It hurts to sit, it hurts to walk and you’ve just about given up on finding a way to ease the sensation. Sciatica, a ...

A reader of this column recently wrote to me with the following question: “I’m getting physical therapy for lower back pain and sciatica that is said to be from ‘piriformis syndrome.' My treatment has ...

People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near the spine, a new clinical trial shows. The minimally invasive procedure, called ...

An excellent website to visit for an easy-to-understand description, causes and treatments of sciatica is www.sciatica.org. Asking family, neighbors and co-workers about their experience with sciatica ...

Deerfield Management is betting Sollis Therapeutics will give sciatica patients lasting relief. Sciatica is pain that shoots from the lower back down to the legs along the sciatic nerve. It is ...

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