The widely prescribed pain drug pregabalin (brand name: Lyrica) may be no better than a placebo when it comes to treating the back and leg pain known as sciatica, a new clinical trial suggests. The ...

Sciatic nerve inflammation, or what is known as sciatica, is an inflammation of the sciatic nerve, which is one of the largest nerves in the body, and this inflammation results in painful symptoms. In ...

Nearly everyone experiences back pain on occasion, but only an unlucky few ever have to endure the agonizing pain of sciatica. The sciatic nerve stretches down the lower back region, down the back of ...