Where is your sciatic nerve?

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

It is one of the nerves that take care of the feeling in your lower back and legs. What the cause is, is something puts pressure on the nerve and it pinches and you have pain and will lose feeling in your leg usually its only one but at times it can be both.

Answer by  monkeyz (3150)

The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back, down the buttock, and into the leg. Sciatica is caused by the compression of nerves in the lower back. Particularly, it is caused by compression of the lumbar and sacral nerves, which could be due to a herniated disc, misalignment of the vertebrae, or disc degeneration.

Answer by  Bobinski (1652)

Both humans and animals have a sciatic nerve which is a large nerve fiber. It is the longest and largest nerve in the body. An irritation or injury of the nerve roots of the sciatic nerve can cause symptoms of pain, numbness and tingling which causes sciatica. Sciatica can cause pain from the buttocks to the toes.

Answer by  mascota (639)

The sciatic nerve starts in the lower back and runs all the way down your legs. sciatica is caused by pressure on the root of sciatic nerve. If you suffer from sciatica the pain can start in your lower back and continue right down to the foot.