A new study casts doubt on the value of repeat spinal imaging when it comes to making clinical decisions for patients with sciatica. The report shows the presence of disk herniation on MRI at a 1-year ...

I am a 48-year-old runner. In November I slipped on the ice and fell on my butt. In December I started feeling pain going down my left leg associated with numbness and sometimes down my right leg and ...

Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research DETROIT - Jun Li, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, ...

Do you have shooting pain in your leg? Numbness in the back of your calf or tingling in your foot? Your symptoms — commonly referred to as sciatica — may be caused by injury or pressure on your spinal ...

Sciatica, a condition of the lumbar spine, is often caused by pinching of the sciatic nerve. Left untreated, it can lead to sciatic nerve damage, but sciatica and its associated symptoms can be ...

The body experiences a lot of physical changes during pregnancy. As your baby grows, your body has to adjust. Sometimes that leads to unfamiliar aches and pains. A common issue for pregnant women is ...