noun
- pain affecting the back, hip, and outer side of the leg, caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back, often due to degeneration of an intervertebral disk
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor diagnosed her with sciatica after she complained of shooting pain down her left leg.
- His sciatica flared up after lifting heavy boxes at work.
- Physical therapy helped reduce the symptoms of her sciatica.
- Sciatica can make it difficult to sit for long periods.
- The pain from sciatica often radiates from the lower back to the foot.
- She found that certain stretches helped alleviate her sciatica pain.