Pain management health centre. Sciatica (sciatic nerve pain) - Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment. Sciatica is a common type of pain caused by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body, going from the pelvis, through the buttocks, down the legs to the feet.
According to the Neuropathy Association, some 20 million Americans suffer from various forms of neuropathy, a potentially serious condition caused in part by blockage of small blood vessels within the nerves in the legs, with diabetes as the most common cause.
What is Neuropathy? Neuropathy is basically derived from the two words âneuroâ referring to the nerves and âpathyâ referring to the disease. The more commonly used term is peripheral neuropathy, referring to the damage to the nerves of the peripheral nervous system. The reason for this condition may vary from disease of the nerves to trauma and it can even be a result of a systemic disease.