Hi Dr. Lumbago, I hope you have some answers for me. Sometimes I have pain in my lower back, and sometimes it goes down my butt and into the back part of my upper leg or thigh and ends about at the back of the knee.  When I get pain in the low back and leg pain it happens after I sit

Basic therapy for sciatic neuritis pain you can do for yourself If your condition has been diagnosed as sciatic neuritis, or sciatica, due to a bulged lumbar disc, and you are suffering from low back and leg pain, here are simple home sciatica treatments suggestions that will help you

What are the best sciatica exercises? Easy stretching exercise for sciatica and lumbar pain Sciatica exercises are not always helpful to reduce disc swelling and irritation that causes low back and sciatic leg pain. For this reason you must first talk to your orthopedist or chiropract

Location of the sciatic nerve in relation to sciatica Where is the sciatic nerve? The sciatic nerve is largest, longest in widest nerve in humans and other animals that starts in the lower back, runs through the buttocks and down the leg into the foot, ending at the great toe. At its

Why do I have so much lower back pain and sciatica? What causes lower back pain? The spine is an intricate and complex supporting structure composed of bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons and discs. The discs are cartilage-like pads found between vertebrae that act as cushions and to i

Piriformis syndrome relief for hip pain and sciatica  What is the best treatment for a piriformis syndrome? To understand the piriformis syndrome it is necessary to understand the piriformis muscle.  The piriformis muscle is a long, flat and narrow muscle found deep in buttock region

How can I get relief from sciatica? Sciatic nerve pain or sciatic neuritis The largest nerve in the body is the sciatic nerve, both in terms of length and thickness (it is about as big around as your thumb).  It starts in the low back from five different levels, or nerve roots, of the