Lower back pain caused by sciatica fades away on its own for most patients who experience it. If time does not help you, your doctor can offer other forms of treatment, including surgery and shots of medication.
Sciatica
Sciatica occurs when a in your back puts pressure on your sciatic nerve, causing lower back pain that radiates down your buttock and continues down the back of your leg.
Significance
About one in 50 people will experience a herniated disk at some point. Sciatica usually occurs in adults aged 30 to 50 years.
