Your sciatic nerve begins at your spinal cord, runs through your hips and buttocks, and then branches down each leg. The sciatic nerve is your body’s longest nerve and one of the most important ones.

Sciatica pain can be prolonged by factors such as injury recurrence, underlying health conditions, and lifestyle choices that may hinder healing. Infections, spinal wear and tear, and in rare cases, ...

Most cases of sciatica last for up to 6 weeks, but it can last for longer. Sciatica is a condition that occurs when a person’s sciatic nerve becomes irritated, leading to pain along the back of one ...

Pregnant women may enjoy many of the aspects of carrying a child. But sciatica during pregnancy is likely not an experience anyone remembers fondly. Sciatica is nerve pain as a result of an issue with ...

When your sciatica is flaring, it's hard to think about anything else. The pain might be so severe, burning, tingling or nagging that it derails your whole day. But a few simple sciatica stretches can ...

Sciatica can cause knee pain and pain anywhere else along the sciatic nerve, due to compression, damage, or nerve irritation. Treatment includes medications and lifestyle changes. The sciatic nerve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A telltale sign of sciatica is pain that radiates from the lower back down one leg. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) If you’ve been ...

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As many as 4 out of every 10 people will get sciatica, or irritation of the sciatic nerve, at some point in their life. This nerve comes from either side of the lower spine and travels through the ...

Sciatica is no joke. Though it's not one medical condition, but rather a series symptoms that include pain around the sciatic nerve, which starts from the lower back down through your legs and feet.

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Brittne Largent put off going to the doctor until her pain became unbearable Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, Business ...