After years of 'sciatica' pain, a blood test revealed an inflammatory arthritis diagnosis.

A woman in her 40s lying face down on the bed begins to speak in a small voice."It's been numb the whole time, from my left ...

A case report describes a lorry driver whose disabling sciatica was traced to a hypertrophied piriformis muscle entrapping the sciatic nerve, relieved by CT-guided injection after conservative ...

Sciatica is a painful collection of symptoms involving the sciatic nerves—the body’s largest nerves. These nerves, which can be as wide as a finger, are formed from spinal nerve roots in the lower ...

An estimated 60 per cent of us experience back pain but I suspect it's even more. I see several patients a day who suffer ...

Sciatica is a notoriously difficult condition to treat, with limited success from both conservative therapies and surgical interventions. However, a clinical trial found that acupuncture can serve as ...

A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults with newly diagnosed sciatica who initially received chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) were ...

A 10-day course of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen reduces pain and disability in patients with moderate to severe sciatica, but probably not to a clinically important extent ...

A prospective study of 153 patients found cooled radiofrequency ablation for sacroiliac joint–mediated low back pain was ...

To help patients manage chronic, often debilitating pain, physicians frequently prescribe medications as first line therapy, although treatment guidelines often call for non-pharmacologic approaches.

Side view of a woman suffering from backache Back pain is among the most common forms of pain patients endure, and can severely alter their quality of life and ability to perform basic tasks. What ...