If you deal with pain or discomfort from sciatica, you’re not alone. Up to 40% of people in the U.S. experience the condition ...

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Physical therapy (PT) can help relieve sciatica pain by reducing nerve compression, improving flexibility, and strengthening muscles. Physical ...

Sciatica pain refers to the discomfort a damaged nerve along the sciatic nerve can cause, which extends from the buttocks ...

Sciatica pain can occur anywhere along the sciatic nerve, including the hip, buttocks, and leg. It typically affects one side. Hip pain due to other causes may only affect the hip and require ...

Despite being prescribed fairly commonly, a new study has found that antidepressants provide little to no benefit when it ...

Sciatica is one of those things that you don’t think about until it hits you. And when it does, oh boy, it jolts you down! It’s a sharp pain that runs down the back of your leg, making even ...

Conditions include restless legs syndrome, in which the legs twitch uncontrollably, neuropathy or nerve damage, and sciatic nerve pain. Neurological pain can be present even when resting ...

Sciatica—a radiating pain along the longest nerve in the body—is a health hurdle that many face, yet few fully understand.

It occurs when the sciatic nerve in the spine becomes squashed, usually because of back problems. Since this nerve travels down the leg it causes pain in the back or buttocks, as well as the back ...