Origin of Back Pain and Effective Treatments

Many articles regarding Lower Back Pain concentrate on providing statistics on prevalence which can certainly be very informative. However this article is intended to concentrate on the specifics of pain referral patterns as it relates to Back Pain. This will lend some specific insight into "where" the origin of the pain is in order to effectively understand it and therefore treat it.

Sources Of That Pain In The Buttocks

The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest nerve in the body and pain in the buttocks area may occur when the nerve is pressed or impinged. The nerve descends from the lumbar area of the spine into two branches down to each buttock, back of the leg and to the foot. There are many causes of pain in the buttocks including anal and rectal medical conditions.