Excuse the pun in the title, as Sciatica really is no laughing matter. It’s actually a very painful issue resulting from the sciatic nerve being irritated or affected by inflammation of the surrounding soft tissues. Sciatica pain is caused when the sciatic nerve is irritated, scraped, twisted, stretched or pinched as it exits the spine.
Sciatica is symptom, as opposed to a cause and is usually associated with:
- A Disc bulge or protrusion
- A spinal misalignment
- A Pelvic injury
- Tumor in very rare cases
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Sciatica, a common type of low back pain, involves immense degree of pain shooting down one leg, along with tingling and numbness, as a result of injury or pressure on the sciatic nerve. This a really great article about sciatica and chiropractic is a natural way to treat such type of pain.