But this doesn't always involve the sciatic nerve. In many cases, back pain is the result of overextending or straining the muscles in the lower back. What most often sets sciatica apart is the way the pain radiates down the leg and into the foot.
About Jane McGonigal. Jane McGonigal is a researcher of games and Director of Games Research & Development at the Institute for the Future. She is the author of the book Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World.
The Authors Dee McGonigle, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, ANEF â¢ Director, Virtual Learning Experiences and Professor, Graduate Programs at Chamberlain College of Nursing â¢ Cofounder of the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics and Editor in Chief for 17 years until HIMSS took over the journal â¢ 35 years of computing and nursing informatics experience