22/10/2022
Inflammation of the Sciatic Nerve—Sciatica
Sciatica—shooting pain down the back of one or both of your legs—is generally caused by inflammation of your sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in your body (it’s about the width of your little finger). It runs along each side of your lumbar spine (low back) all the way down to your feet. Any type of pressure or pinching on this nerve can cause sciatica, inflammation, and other symptoms.
What Causes Sciatica?
The pressure or pinching on the sciatic nerve can be caused by a low back condition, such as a herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, or spinal stenosis.
Sciatica Symptoms
Sciatica leg pain
Sciatica can feel like electricity running down your leg, and it can also cause a tingling sensation and numbness. But besides the pain, there are many other symptoms of sciatica and not everyone who has sciatica will have exactly the same symptoms.
Lower back pain that radiates (spreads) into one or both buttocks, thighs, calves and feet of one or both legs.
Pain and symptoms may be felt anywher along the sciatic nerve’s pathway.
Pain may be described as mild, dull, achy, sharp, electric-like jolt(s).
Sciatica Treatments
Basic treatments for inflammation of the sciatic nerve include managing your pain with medications for sciatica, massage, and exercise.
