Sciatica

The term sciatica is not a medical diagnoses per se but the term for a collection of symptoms due to compression of the sciatic nerve or its nerve roots.  The symptoms can include pain in the lower back that radiates (spreads) into the buttock, the back of the thigh and calf and sometimes the foot.  In addition to pain unusual sensations of tingling and numbness may be felt in the same areas.  The spinal cord runs within the spine from the...

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