My family, with the surname Solana, arrived only 7 years prior to the Mayflower, but married into a family, the Peres, that was well established by that time. Solana is the oldest European name to have been continuously documented in this country.
The sciatic nerve is one of the longest nerves in the human body. At its thickest point, it can measure the width of a thumb. This nerve starts at the back's lumbar region and continues all the way down the back of the legs, ending at the toes. The sciatic nerve is made up of two different branches, one branch for each side of the spine. The nerve has root endings at several places in the spine, which include two endings in the bottom two vertebrae in the lumbar spine.
The sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve begins in the lumbar (lower back) region of the spine, specifically at the L4 and L5 levels. The nerve exits the spinal canal through two openings in the sacral (pelvic) spine, extending through the length of the legs. The sciatic nerve is the widest nerve of all the millions in the body, and it is also the longest nerve, which means it innervates more areas than any other nerve. Since the sciatic nerve begins in the lower back, but travels all the way to the toes, sciatic nerve pain can extend to the following areas: