1 Feb
The sciatic nerve nervus Ischiadicus – Why Am I pain?
Nervus ischiadicus The term is a purely descriptive term and not a diagnostic one. The classic example I see of this is when I treat patients who have been told by their doctor they are suffering with sciatica. This tells us nothing. If the same person was told they have suffered with low back pain, they would probably have thought something along the lines of “I knew that before I came in even if they are told it is sciatica seems to be more accepted.
The sciatic nerve is the nerve roots from the lower back. Because they come from the lower back, merge them together to form the sciatic nerve, which then through the buttocks and the back of the leg. Officially, the sciatic nerve ends at the back of the knee, where they divided into different nerves. However, for ease of reference, the term sciatica is used to describe pain which passes down the back of the leg as far as the toes. Continue Reading
