Archive for month: December, 2011

Relationship Between Sciatica and Arthritis

10 December, 2011 (17:25) | Sciatica Info | By: admin

There is a direct relationship between many forms of arthritis and sciatica. This is primarily because sciatica itself is not a condition, but a symptom of a separate underling cause. Therefore when arthritis aggravates the sciatic nerve area the patient experiences sciatica arthritis. Sciatica Arhtritis Connections The sciatic nerve is the by far the longest [...]

Piriformis Sciatica

2 December, 2011 (17:21) | Sciatica Forms | By: admin

Piriformis sciatica, also known as piriformis syndrome, is a neuromuscular condition that is caused by a compression or irritation of the portion of the sciatic nerve that is near the piriformis muscle that can result in acute pain, numbness, and a sharp prickly feeling in the area of the sciatic nerve that reaches down the [...]