{"id":61475,"date":"2025-11-01T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mivisalud.com\/?p=61475"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:39:59","slug":"sciatica-understanding-the-pain-finding-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mivisalud.com\/en\/blog\/sciatica-understanding-the-pain-finding-the-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Sciatica: understanding the pain, finding the solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sciatica is one of the most frequent causes of medical consultation for pain. It is a type of neuropathic pain<\/b><\/span>that is to say, a pain that arises from an alteration or compression of the nerves, and that can become extremely disabling if it is not treated in time. <\/p>\n

According to Dr. <\/span>Jorge Ordu\u00f1a<\/b>Medical Director of MIVI Salud, \u201csciatic pain can be very complicated.<\/span>sciatic pain can become very complicated, and not only manifests itself as lower back discomfort.<\/b>\u201d and not only manifests itself as discomfort in the lower back. <\/span> <\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>It can present with numbness, electrical sensations, and even a burn-like sensation without actually having suffered it<\/b>\u201d,<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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What exactly is sciatica?<\/b><\/h3>\n

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The term “sciatica” refers to the pain that runs along the path of the sciatic nerve, which extends from the lower back<\/a>, through the buttocks, thighs and legs, to the feet.<\/p>\n

However, as Dr. Ordu\u00f1a explains, the cause can be in different parts of the spine, and it is not always<\/b><\/span>and it is not always as obvious as it seems. “It can affect everything from the cervical spine<\/a> to the dorsal and lumbar spine. The entire course of the spine can be involved at some point.” <\/p>\n

What are the symptoms?<\/b><\/h2>\n