You know the feeling: sharp, shooting pain radiating down the back of your leg. It hurts to sit, it hurts to walk and you’ve just about given up on finding a way to ease the sensation. Sciatica, a ...

Patients with sciatica who were treated with physical therapy experienced less disability in the year following diagnosis than those who followed the usual wait-and-see approach. Photo credit: ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A few simple stretches might be the secret to beating at least one kind of back pain. According to physical therapists, sciatica pain is one of the most common complaints people ...

Neuropathy refers to symptoms caused by nerve damage, such as severe and chronic pain, tingling, numbness, cramps, and weakness. Physical therapy may be able to help reduce the symptoms of neuropathy.

IF YOU'RE DEALING with feelings of numbness or tingling running through the back of the leg, you just may be battling sciatica. Sciatica is a general term for pain caused by an impingement along the ...

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 ...

Leg pain and disability associated with chronic sciatica were significantly relieved by treatment with acupuncture in a randomized clinical trial compared to treatment with sham, or placebo, ...

Board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist Dr. Courtney Mears joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about physical therapy. What's the relationship between physical therapy, ...