Sciatica and the Sciatic Nerve

​Sciatica is an umbrella term for pain associated with the sciatic nerve.

• *the sciatic nerve is the largest and longest nerve in the body
• *pain can start in the low back and be felt in the glutes/hips, back of the leg, knee and even into the foot
• *it is often worse when sitting

​*causes can be due to disc herniation, spinal stenosis, SI joint issues and piriformis syndrome
*Treatment: massage therapy, exercise, yoga, physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, stretches during pregnancy induced sciatica