What is sciatica? Sciatica is nerve pain from an injury or irritation to your sciatic nerve. In addition to pain, it can involve tingling or numbness in your back or butt that may also radiate down your leg. More severe symptoms are also possible.

2023年10月26日 · Sciatica is a common type of pain affecting the sciatic nerve, a large bundle of nerves extending from your lower spinal cord, through your butt, and down the back of each leg.

2023年2月19日 · Use WebMD's slideshow to learn ways to get relief from sciatica, such as applying heat or cold, physical therapy, over-the-counter medicine, or an epidural injection.

2023年9月25日 · The most distinctive sign of sciatica is pain that radiates from your lower back into the back or side or your legs. It can range from a mild ache to sharp, severe pain.

2024年1月31日 · Sciatica refers to pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve travels from the buttocks and down each leg. Sciatica most often happens when a herniated disk or an overgrowth of bone puts pressure on the lumbar spine nerve roots. This happens "upstream" from the sciatic nerve.

2024年1月31日 · Pressure on the sciatic nerve can cause pain and often numbness down a leg. Self-care measures might help.

2019年12月10日 · Sciatica is leg pain caused by a pinched nerve. And not just any nerve: Sciatica affects the sciatic nerve, the longest, widest nerve in your body. (In other words, it’s important — and when it’s hurting, it’s hard to miss.)

2025年1月13日 · Discover gentle yet effective stretching exercises to relieve the pain of sciatica and improve mobility. Learn stretches that safely target sciatic nerve pain.

2024年2月2日 · The telltale symptoms of sciatic nerve pain are severe pain in your back, buttocks, and legs. The pain can be so excruciating that you don’t even want to leave the couch. But...

2024年8月7日 · Sciatic nerve pain is a burning and stabbing pain that can be felt in the back, buttock, hip, back of the leg, and foot on one side of the body. It is also known as sciatica or lumbar radiculopathy.