When nerve compression becomes severe, people may experience sudden, sharp, shooting pain accompanied by muscle weakness, ...

Do you have shooting pain in your leg? Numbness in the back of your calf or tingling in your foot? Your symptoms — commonly referred to as sciatica — may be caused by injury or pressure on your spinal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Back pain may be common with age and deskbound lives, but when it is accompanied by numbness or weakness, doctors warn it ...

That shooting, tingling pain running down your lower back and leg might seem like typical back pain, but it could be something much more specific and often more painful, a condition called sciatica.

This week we are going discuss another obscure nerve compression syndrome, this time of the leg—meralgia paresthetica. Meralgia paresthetica is also known as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve ...

Brittne Largent put off going to the doctor until her pain became unbearable Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, Business ...

This week we are going to discuss the difference between sciatica and pseudo sciatica and the way to tell what you have. Pseudo sciatica is a false sciatica that is derived from compression of the ...

David, a 35-year old truck driver, spends most of his time in the driver’s seat. On weekends, he enjoys long-distance running. In the past few months, he has experienced right buttock pain radiating ...

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