If you have back pain that radiates from your back to your legs, you might have a condition called sciatica. Sciatica occurs when pain travels along the path of the sciatic nerve from the lower back through the hips and buttocks and down each leg. Sciatica is most...
Chiropractic care, acupuncture and massage are three natural healing techniques that can provide relief from sciatica pain. Acupuncture for sciatica Acupuncture is a nearly 3000 years old traditional healing practice widely used in China, and many western countries....
One of the easiest and simplest ways to manage your chronic sciatica is exercising and stretching. Exercises and stretches are a great way to increase muscular strength, improve flexibility and alleviate your sciatica. A prolonged period of inactivity is one of the...
It can be difficult to live with chronic sciatica pain. Simple activities and movements may aggravate your sciatica and affect the quality of your life. Sciatica is characterized by pain in the lower back that radiates down the back of the leg and is commonly...
A subluxation is a partial dislocation of a joint. Although this can happen to any joint, such as the shoulder, hip, knee, wrist, or elbow, most people associate the term with the spine because that is where most people are affected. Dr. Stephen Levine explains,...
Sciatica during pregnancy is very common and typically experienced increasingly as the pregnancy advances. Sciatica manifests as pain in the lower back radiating down the back of the legs and is typically experienced on one side only. The likelihood of developing...
