Sciatica is a condition where a person suffers from pain in the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body.
Symptoms:
- Pain or burning sensation in the back
- Radiating pain
- Numbness in the affected area
- Constant pain in only one side of the buttock or leg
- Pain that feels better when patients lie down or are walking
- Pain typically described as sharp or searing
- A pins-and-needles sensation
- Numbness or weakness
- Prickling sensation down the leg in some cases
- Weakness or numbness when moving the leg or foot
- Severe or shooting pain in one leg
- Pain in the toes
- Lower back pain