Sciatic nerve pain (also called sciatica or lumbar radiculopathy ... paired nerve that travels from the lower (lumbar) spine ...

The straight leg ... upper and lower extremities. The abdomen was soft and nontender. In summary, the patient presented all of the signs of a classic unilateral S1 radiculopathy sciatic ...

Disc herniation (or bulge) is another common cause of lumbar radiculopathy ... down the leg from the lower back. Sciatica ...