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Effective Exercises to Relieve Sciatica Pain

The widespread illness known as sciatica is characterized by pain that travels down each leg, via the hips, buttocks, and lower back, down the sciatic nerve. It usually only affects one side of the body and can cause anything from a slight irritation to unbearable pain. In addition to the discomfort, the affected leg may experience tingling, numbness, or weakness. A ruptured disc, a bone spur on the spine, or spinal stenosis—a spine narrowing—are the common causes of sciatica.