Sciatica is a painful condition where the Sciatic nerve gets compressed in the low back and causes problems/symptoms such as sharp shooting pain, tingling, weakness and numbness throughout its course travelling down the entire leg or both the legs from the back. It creates difficulty in standing, lying or even sitting to the patients. Sometimes the pain is very severe and unbearable which is not even relieved through medicines.

Sciatica occurs when there is pressure on or damage to the sciatic nerve. This nerve starts in the lower back and runs down the back of each leg. This nerve controls the muscles of the back of the knee and lower leg. It also provides sensation to the back of the thigh, the outer and back part of the lower leg, and the sole of the foot.