Acupuncture relieves pain and improves daily function in people with sciatica better than a sham acupuncture treatment that looks and feels very similar, a clinical trial suggests. New pain-relief ...

There are various treatment options available to ease sciatica pain. These include over-the-counter (OTC) medications, creams, exercises, massage, and surgery. Sciatica, or sciatic nerve pain, is a ...

Japanese Water Therapy: Japanese water therapy is considered a very easy and effective way to keep the body healthy during summer days. It is a natural treatment, which protects the body from many ...

This informational guide, part of PS's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to help.

A reader of this column recently wrote to me with the following question: “I’m getting physical therapy for lower back pain and sciatica that is said to be from ‘piriformis syndrome.' My treatment has ...

People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near the spine, a new clinical trial shows. The minimally invasive procedure, called ...