At IHD, we call sciatica “the sly magician” because it tends to take so many different forms. People often perceive sciatica as a kind of nerve pain that goes down the leg. However, sciatic pain can sometimes be mild (pins and needles sensation) and at other times be very severe (burning, piercing and even stabbing [...]
Suffering From Sciatica?
Can Pain Shrink the Brain ???
A 2004 study in the Journal Neuroscience gives us insight on the effect of chronic back pain and its effects on brain activity. Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago used MRI scans to compare the brains of 26 individuals with chronic back pain (CBP) with that of the brains of 26 pain free control subjects. [...]

