Surgery can cut pain intensity by more than half among patients struggling with long-term sciatica, researchers report. "Sciatica is the symptom of pain that radiates down the leg and is caused by ...

Surgery to relieve leg pain and disability in some people with sciatica may be better than other non-surgical treatments, but the benefits are short-lived, lasting only up to 12 months, finds an ...

Sciatica can send searing, unrelenting pain down your legs, and surgery is often recommended if other less invasive measures fail to bring relief. Unfortunately, a new study review suggests that such ...

About 40% of Americans have experienced sciatica – pain that radiates from the sciatic nerve, which starts in the lower back and extends through the hips, buttocks and legs. Though the pain can be ...

Trials involving patients with acute sciatica caused by lumbar disk herniation have shown a short-term benefit of surgery over conservative care, but outcomes are similar by 6 to 12 months. Whether ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve experienced sciatica before, you know the stubborn pain can ruin your whole week. Sciatica is a type of back pain that ...

When sciatica first strikes, cold packs are a self-care strategy that can help numb the area and get you through the worst of ...

While people can have both multiple sclerosis (MS) and sciatica, they aren’t the same disease, and their treatments are different. However, some effects of MS can raise the risk of sciatica. Sciatica ...

If you've experienced sciatica before, you know the stubborn pain can ruin your whole week. Sciatica is a type of back pain ...