When your sciatica is flaring, it's hard to think about anything else. The pain might be so severe, burning, tingling or nagging that it derails your whole day. But a few simple sciatica stretches can ...

Kerrie Bodendorf had back pain ever since she could remember. At age 30, she also developed debilitating sciatic nerve pain during pregnancy. The pain that resonated down her leg would force her to ...

This article was medically reviewed by Lauren Natbony, M.D., a neurologist and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, in August 2022. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience sciatica—leg ...

Sciatica is pain that starts in your lower back and shoots down through your legs. It usually happens when something, such as a herniated disk or bone spur, presses on your sciatic nerve. You might ...

Sciatica is a pain in the backside at the best of times. The condition, which accounts for about five per cent of all cases of back pain, occurs when the nerve that runs from the lower spine, through ...

Dr. Libby Bergman, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, MTC, is a physical therapist and orthopedic clinical specialist at City PT. “Sciatica is most often caused by disc herniation and age related changes in the ...

It’s that time of year - when people set goals and take action to improve their health, get back in shape, and ramp up exercise routines. But what happens when your body isn’t ready for what your mind ...

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 at some point in their lives. Characterized by irritation of the sciatic ...