Is sciatica causing pain from lower back to the foot?
Patient: Thank you, I have pain in my lower back and it goes down my right leg all the way to my foot. I can t stand or walk for more than about one hour when it hurts too much . It does not hurt when I sit down. Is this sciatica and what can I do to make this go away? Aleve helps some time but not always. My leg feels tingling also. Sorry, I do not do any financing on the internet ! I ll figure it out! Doctor: Hi,Thanks  for  your query.From description it looks like siatica. Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of thesciatic nerve — which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. MRI is needed to establish the cause of sciatica, so that appropriate treatment can be prescribed. Sciatica do respond well to bed rest and analgesics (pain killer) and is right mode of treatment. The definitive treatment depends upon the cause of sciatica. I would suggest you to consult an orthopediac surgeon who may order MRI to determine cause of sciatica (level and degree in case of disc herniation) and may suggest other mode of treatment. After initial few days of bed rest, you needs physiotherapy (exercises).I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.Take care