We often hear people say they have sciatica when they have lower back pain. That is a bit like calling any illness the “flu.” ...

Review of the literature on relevant injection procedure found that injury to the sciatic nerve is associated with use of the dorsogluteal site for injection, because the sciatic nerve commonly ...

A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involves zapping the vagus nerve around the neck, using a device the size of a ...

Often when there is pain in the neck and back of the head, it is said to be a symptom of high blood pressure. But did you ...

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Tuina and Rehabilitation, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China Sciatic nerve injury is one of the most frequent peripheral nerve injuries in ...

Sciatica is a general term that refers to compression of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body that runs from the lumbar spine of the lower back down the back of the leg. Compression of the ...

Surgery is not usually recommended to relieve back pain. People with sciatica, spinal stenosis or tumors within the spinal canal may, however, require surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or ...