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 ...

That includes the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back all the way down the back of each leg into the heel of each foot. Sciatica occurs when this nerve is compressed or inflamed anywhere ...