Also called as Sciatica Neuritis.
Sciatica is nerve pain from an injury or irritation to the sciatic nerve, which originates in your buttock / gluteal area. The sciatic nerve is the longest and thickest (almost finger-width) nerve in the body.

True injury to the sciatic nerve “sciatica” is actually rare, but the term “sciatica” is commonly used to describe any pain that originates in the lower back and radiates down the leg. What this pain shares in common is an injury to a nerve -- an irritation, inflammation, pinching or compression of a nerve in your lower back.

The symptoms of sciatica include: - Moderate to severe pain in lower back, buttock and down your leg, Numbness or weakness in your lower back, buttock, leg or feet, Pain that worsens with movement; loss of movement, “Pins and needles” feeling in your legs, toes or feet, Loss of bowel and bladder control (due to cauda equina).

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