Comedian Russell Brand is famous for his controversial comments and stunts, past struggles with addiction and his short-lived marriage to singer Katy Perry.
The sciatic nerve begins in the lower back, extends through the buttocks and goes down the length of the leg. It is the longest nerve in the body. The pain that occurs when this nerve becomes inflamed or compressed is called sciatica.
Meet your sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve, also called ischiadic nerve (Nervus ischiadicus in medical language) is one of the largest nerves in humans and animals. It begins in the lower back region (L3 to S3) â the part where most disc herniations occur â and runs down along your legs, all the way down to your limbs.