Physiotherapy Treatment of Sciatica by Jonathan Blood Smyth Sciatica results from a structure impinging on a lumbar nerve root, causing compression and/or inflammation enough to cause neurological changes in the skin, reflexes and muscles served by the affected nerve. Not a common syndrome, it is estimated that 3-5% of the population suffer this kind of problem at some time. It affects men...

Sciatica is back pain that then travels down your leg. I can be a pain in the butt to pain in your feet. The biggest fear you probably have is that it will get worse and you may end up needing surgery. In fact the majority of sciatica is simply fixed. Although disc injuries cause sciatica they are not the majority of sciatica cases. They only attribute approximately 10% of sciatica...

Sciatica... you know the pain that travels down your leg and makes life so horrible at times. Your back pain is affecting your life; you can t do so many activities you once could. You may have sought treatment from many different practitioners, you may even have purchased many products off the internet... but your sciatica remains. Did you know there are 3 simple reasons why your sciatica...

If your sciatic nerve becomes inflamed, the condition is called sciatica (pronounced si-ad -i-ka). The pain can be intense! It often follows the path of your nerve - down the back of your leg, ankle, foot, and toes - but it can also radiate to your back! Along with burning, sharp pains, you may also feel nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, tingling, prickling, crawling sensations, or...

Sadly one of the most common musculoskeletal symptoms experienced by an estimated 8 out of 10 people, chronic low back pain may be caused by a range of diseases (inc. obesity) and disorders affecting the lumbar spine. Low back pain is often accompanied by sciatica, a disabling pain from an entangled sciatic nerve, which is typically felt in the thighs as well as lower back and buttocks. People...