What is Sciatica? The longest nerve in your body, the sciatic nerve runs from your pelvis through your hip area and buttocks and down each leg. It divides into the tibial and peroneal nerves at the level of your knees. The sciatic nerve controls many of the muscles in your lower legs and provides feeling to your thighs, legs and feet. The term sciatica refers to pain that...

What is Spinal Stenosis? Spinal stenosis is a medical condition where the spinal canal becomes narrow. This narrowing can put additional pressure and compression on the spinal cord and can cause a pinching of the nerve roots. If the narrowing is in the lower part of spinal cord it is referred to as lumbar spinal stenosis and if the narrowing is in the upper part of the spinal cord then it is...

SCIATICA is pain caused by general compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that are branches of the sciatic nerve, and represents one of the most common forms of radiculopathy. The pain is felt in the lower back, buttock, and/or various parts of the leg and foot. In addition to pain, which is sometimes severe, there may be numbness, muscular weakness, and difficulty in moving or...

In the past, a patient suffering from Disc problems may have been prescribed Pain killers / Medications, Instructed to refrain from physical activities, referred for Physiotherapy, received Steroidal Shots or Injections, and when they weren't progressing, they were sent for Spinal Surgery. Frankly speaking only 5% of Back pains require Surgeries, the other 95% can be dealt with Conservative &...

Most people can recall some experience with Back Pain or Sciatica during their lives, either as a sufferer themselves or through knowing someone who was. Searching for information you can uncover volumes of advice on lower back pain, upper back pain, sciatica, herniated discs, scoliosis, bulging discs, ruptured discs, fibromyalgia, nerve problems and degeneration, but very little practical advice...