If you've ever felt a sharp, electric jolt running from your lower back down through your leg, you're not alone. The post ...

The widely prescribed pain drug pregabalin (brand name: Lyrica) may be no better than a placebo when it comes to treating the back and leg pain known as sciatica, a new clinical trial suggests. The ...

Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a specific diagnosis, and is caused by a herniated lumbar disc in the vast majority of cases. The most important symptom is lower limb pain radiating below ...

Nearly everyone experiences back pain on occasion, but only an unlucky few ever have to endure the agonizing pain of sciatica. The sciatic nerve stretches down the lower back region, down the back of ...

Sciatica is the pain or sensation that occurs along your sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is formed from the nerve roots in the lumbar and sacral spine and extends through your hips and buttocks and ...