A lot of us have heard of sciatica and we all know someone who suffers from it. If you haven’t heard of it here is the nitty gritty: sciatica is irritation of the sciatic nerve which starts at the fourth lumbar vertebrae down to the third sacral (tailbone) segment to then travel down the back of the leg to provide nerve supply to the majority of the area. The sciatic nerve and its branches are responsible for providing control of many of the muscles of the back of the leg as well as sensory information back to the spinal cord. Considering the fact that the sciatic nerve has such a broad influence it is no wonder why it can be so debilitating for some people to have irritation of this nerve. Read the rest of this entry
