Sciatica is pain that starts in your lower back and shoots down through your legs and sometimes into your feet. It happens when something in your body may be a herniated disk or bone spur compresses your sciatic nerve. Some people experience sharp, intense pain, and others get tingling, weakness, and numbness in their legs

It causes pain and discomfort, but there are many effective treatments for it. Most people with sciatica don’t end up needing surgery, and about half get better within 6 weeks with only rest and medication. Also, people with sciatica get better in a few weeks with at-home remedies. If your pain is fairly mild and it isn’t stopping you from doing your daily activities, your doctor will first recommend trying some combination of these basic solutions.