If you deal with pain or discomfort from sciatica, you’re not alone. Up to 40% of people in the U.S. experience the condition ...

Acupuncture is proving effective for chronic sciatica relief A new clinical trial reveals its potential to reduce pain and ...

The human body has evolved to shield its vital organs, from the brain's hard skull and meninges to the ribs and sternum ...

The sciatic nerve is the body’s largest and longest nerve, running from the lower back down through the back of each leg. This nerve stimulates leg muscle movement and carries sensory signals ...

Review of the literature on relevant injection procedure found that injury to the sciatic nerve is associated with use of the dorsogluteal site for injection, because the sciatic nerve commonly ...

In his early 20s, Pope Francis underwent surgery to remove a part of his lung affected by a severe respiratory infection.

Sciatica is caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve, the body’s largest nerve. It’s a sharp, shooting pain that can go through a person's body at any time and usually affects areas such as ...

Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular condition that happens when the piriformis muscle in the butt, which is flat and pear-shaped, pushes against the sciatic nerve, according to the Genetic and ...

“I have piriformis syndrome, so it’s a muscle that kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve, and it was shooting down my leg,” MacDowell, 66, said, according to People. “I thought I was ...