Overview Pain that radiates from your lower (lumbar) spine to your buttock and down the back of your leg is the hallmark of sciatica. You may feel the discomfort almost anywhere along the nerve pathway, but it’s especially likely to follow a path from your low...
Are you amongst the running wounded? You’re likely suffering from one of these annoying injuries. As mindful runners, we can take all the proper precautions to make sure that we’ll never have to worry about hurting ourselves, but the reality is that no one is immune...
General Information Cuts and tearing on an arm or leg caused by knives, glass and bullets are a frequent cause of nerve injury. Many involve complete or partial division of the nerve. Treatment When sharply cut, the nerve may be repaired by stitching the ends...
Pain and gain – how athletes can manage and overcome pain? Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.’ So goes a well-known but anonymous quote. For many athletes, pain is a normal everyday experience and success is often achieved in spite of pain. But what’s the...
The most important thing to remember is that back pain is usually the result of a structural problem, and until the structure of your spine is addressed the pain will persist. Your spine is composed of several bones called vertebrae, and between each vertebrae is a...
