These sensations are caused by pressure on or damage to the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in ... wrote in a commentary ...

Excess weight puts more pressure on the joints and bones, raising the risk of sciatic nerve pain. Studies have found obesity and being overweight to be linked with low back pain and sciatica.

Fatunde and Familusi (2001) did a retrospective study of all children with a diagnosis of sciatic nerve injury during a 12-year period. They examined 27 children, 5 months-12 years of age ...

Sciatica pain can occur anywhere along the sciatic nerve, including the hip, buttocks, and leg. It typically affects one side. Hip pain due to other causes may only affect the hip and require ...

Despite being prescribed fairly commonly, a new study has found that antidepressants provide little to no benefit when it ...

It's caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve - either from a slipped disc (the pad of cartilage that acts as a cushion between the individual vertebrae), or alternatively, directly from bone ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the anatomy of the brachial plexus, sciatic, and femoral nerves for the use of a peripheral nerve-stimulator to perform nerve blocks in dogs. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective ...

Sciatica is an ailment characterised by low back pain radiating downwards into the left or right buttock and on to the leg via the Sciatic nerve. Early signs include numbness and burning feet ...

Epirium Bio Inc. (Epirium), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines for neuromuscular and fibrotic diseases, today announced the upcoming presentation of two scientific posters ...