Sciatica is an illness - or rather - an inflammation of the sciatic nerve (the sciatic nerve - the largest nerve in the body). Pain with sciatica is very diverse, depending on the location and nature of pain. Usually, sciatica is unilateral, ie, pain present in only one leg. However, there are "lucky", which affects both legs. Pain may begin in the back, then emerge in the buttock, down the thigh to the knee, shin, feet and toes. There is another option: no pain, but there are various combinations of the above complaints. Among the possible types of pain sensations occur and shooting pain, burning, tingling, "creepy" and numbness at the same time. Quantitative and qualitative indicators of pain can be very diverse, and the periods of certain types of pain can be replaced by less painful or painless at all periods. Pain with sciatica can be so severe that the patient cannot sleep or perform necessary actions such as sit, stand, walk, bend or turn. The causes of sciatica are numerous. However, most of it to malfunction due to spinal subluxation of the cervical podvonkov: wrong position of the vertebrae results in disruption of the nervous system. In the case of sciatica, we are dealing with long-standing problem. Sciatica often develops along with / due to arthritis, trauma, and degeneration of the intervertebral disc, constipation, diabetes, or the load on the spine as a result of birth trauma. In all these cases, the correction of the spine doctor kayropraktom is the most effective treatment, sinceeliminate the root cause of the disease. Another possible cause of sciatica is the presence of a tumor. Prevention of sciatica is to strengthen the back muscles. In order to prevent sciatica, you must: - Always keep your back straight; - Exercise regularly to strengthen back muscles; - Do not lift weights; - Not supercool; - Women should not wear high-heel shoes.