Sciatica refers to pain that radiates out along the path of the sciatic nerve. This nerve branches from your lumbar spine (lower back) and runs downward through your hips and buttocks and then down into each leg. Sciatica usually affects just one side. At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, we often use epidural injections to […]
You’ve probably known someone (if you haven’t had it yourself) who has suffered from sciatica. Sciatica is inflammation of the sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in the body. When the sciatic nerve is compressed, it sends pain down the entire nerve pathway, meaning from the lumbar region of the spine into the buttock and down […]
Tingling when we were adolescents was a good thing. You meet a new girl or guy, and you get that tingling sensation. Puppy love. But as we get older, tingling isn’t usually a good thing. Tingling in your fingers means you probably have a compressed nerve running through your elbow or your carpal tunnel. Tingling […]
OK, so you’re stuck in traffic on the 30 and suddenly your leg on the accelerator starts burning and is painful. Or your butt has the same. You may even have shooting pain down one or both legs. Not the best solution for rush hour irritation. Sounds like you may be having a bout of […]
