What is sciatic neuralgia?

Sciatic neuropathy is characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve.

How do members experience sciatic neuralgia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sciatic neuralgia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for sciatic neuralgia*

Who has sciatic neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 25
30s 134
40s 280
50s 429
60s 398
70+ 188

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 277
Female 1,169