Our legs are vital body tools. They keep us up and going, and allow us to walk or run. However, when the legs feel pain, it can have a debilitating effect on our daily activities. Shooting leg pain usually feels like a burning or tingling sensation, which is prominent in the calf muscles. While it [...]
March 1st, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Know More About That Shooting Leg Pain>Sciatica
Where can I get a second opinion on my lower back pain?
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Hi, I have been suffering from lower back pain for a couple of weeks. I think hurt myself while doing abs on an incline abs table. I always felt tightness and stretch in my right leg, which are the same areas where I am experiencing pain right now. I went for physiotherapy and was diagnosed [...]
What can be done for a sciatic type of pain in my left buttock?
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I had a large stroke about a year ago and am doing fairly well except for a sciatic type of pain in left buttock. Can you help me?
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Sounds like you recovered really well! That is great to hear.
There are a few things that could have left you with the pains you are describing. The most [...]
Sciatica Home Treatment: Guide to Relief
There are many causes of that general weakness and painful sensation in the leg. One could be an injury to the sciatic nerve. Doctors call this condition sciatica, which occurs as a result of compression of the sciatic nerve due to injury or other disorders. This condition brings about pain and tingling sensation as well [...]
October 30th, 2009 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Sciatica Home Treatment: Guide to Relief>Are There Any Sciatic Nerve Exercises I Can Do?
Sciatica Pain? Here are two sciatic nerve exercises you can try right now at home.
February 2nd, 2009 | PT Health Team | 4 comments | Continue reading Are There Any Sciatic Nerve Exercises I Can Do?>What’s The Difference Between Chronic Back Pain and Sciatica Pain?
What’s the difference between chronic back pain and sciatica?
January 21st, 2009 | PT Health Team | 0 comments | Continue reading What’s The Difference Between Chronic Back Pain and Sciatica Pain?>How Can Back Pain Radiate To My Limbs?
There are potentially a number of reasons you may be feeling pain radiating into your limbs from Back pain. Here are 3 of them…
November 28th, 2008 | Darryl-Yardley | 0 comments | Continue reading How Can Back Pain Radiate To My Limbs?>The Top 4 Signs & Symptoms of Sciatica
Each one of us is unique, and this means that each of us will have different signs and symptoms when it comes to diagnosing sciatica. But, in today’s article you’ll learn the four most common signs of sciatica.
November 5th, 2008 | PT Health Team | 0 comments | Continue reading The Top 4 Signs & Symptoms of Sciatica>How to Avoid the “Ouch!” - 4 Sciatica Prevention Tips You Should Know
Following these sciatica prevention tips to avoid sciatic nerve pain and to maintain a healthy, happy back.
October 28th, 2008 | PT Health Team | 4 comments | Continue reading How to Avoid the “Ouch!” - 4 Sciatica Prevention Tips You Should Know>Sciatica: Is it Causing Your Pain?
You may not know the medical term for this type of pain, but chances are that you’ve felt it at some point in your life….
October 24th, 2008 | PT Health Team | 0 comments | Continue reading Sciatica: Is it Causing Your Pain?>
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