sciatic
Near the hip
Sciatic refers to the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the human body, running from the lower back down through the buttocks and legs.
The word appears most often in sciatic pain or sciatica—the shooting pain, numbness, or weakness that occurs when this nerve is compressed or irritated, typically by a herniated disc.
Signal-carrying body fiber
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
gluteal · piriformis · spine · vertebrae · foramen · intervertebral · disc · psoas
Persistent dull discomfort
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- radiatingSending out from center
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- stabbingWounding with a blade
burning · tingling · numbness · sharp · excruciating · lancinating · jolting · debilitating
Forcing into smaller space
- impingementStriking or pressing upon
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- radiculopathyCompressed spinal nerve condition
neuralgia · neuritis · pinched · herniated · bulging · stenosis · degeneration · entrapment
Being in seated posture
- drivingControlling a vehicle
- standingPosition, physical or social
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- bendingCurving from straight
posture · ergonomics · cushion · sleeping · mattress · office chair · sedentary · deskwork
Extending muscles or material
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
steroid injection · anti-inflammatory · decompression · surgery · exercise · heat therapy · ice · TENS
nerve
Signal-carrying body fiber
hip · gluteal · piriformis · spine · vertebrae · foramen · intervertebral · disc · psoas · iliac
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
stabbing · burning · tingling · numbness · sharp · excruciating · lancinating · jolting · debilitating · cramping
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- impingementStriking or pressing upon
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
radiculopathy · neuralgia · neuritis · pinched · herniated · bulging · stenosis · degeneration · entrapment · dysfunction
sitting
Being in seated posture
bending · posture · ergonomics · cushion · sleeping · mattress · office chair · sedentary · deskwork · commute
stretching
Extending muscles or material
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
epidural · steroid injection · anti-inflammatory · decompression · surgery · exercise · heat therapy · ice · TENS · acupuncture