GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– As many as forty percent of people will get sciatica at some point during their lives, according to Harvard Medical School. As part of our “Ask the Expert series”, a physical ...

Sciatica is a general term for pain related to the legs and issues with spinal nerves. Surprisingly, injury is not the most common cause of this painful condition. David Petron, MD, a sports medicine ...

Four out of five people will experience a debilitating back pain episode at one point during their lives. Sometimes this looks like severe back pain that lasts a few days and eventually goes away on ...

For many older adults, aches and pains may seem like a natural part of aging. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, lower back pain is one of the major disabling health ...

Sciatica is one of the most common back-related complaints, and doctors say it can cause pain that radiates from the lower back all the way down the leg. Dr. Lacy Anderson says that the condition ...

A new trial that compared acupuncture to a convincing placebo suggests that the treatment can help relieve sciatica pain. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Despite being prescribed fairly commonly, a new study has found that antidepressants provide little to no benefit when it comes to relieving low back pain and sciatica. More research is needed into ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? There are few things worse than an achy, lower body. That discomfort is extra ...

The body experiences a lot of physical changes during pregnancy. As your baby grows, your body has to adjust. Sometimes that leads to unfamiliar aches and pains. A common issue for pregnant women is ...

The sciatic nerve starts in the lower back and runs deep through the buttocks and thighs and along the side of the legs. Sciatica is caused by compression, irritation, or injury of the sciatic nerve ...