Sadhak Anshit Yoga Classes Sciatica is becoming a household problem these days. It is a preventive condition and mostly occurs due to wrong body postures and sedentary lifestyles. Sciatica is the longest nerve in the body that stems out from the spine and travelling down to the back of each leg. When the blood circulation in the area is reduced, or this nerve is pressed, shooting pain is felt, making sitting and standing difficult. The pain surges when the person is seated. Sciatica can occur due to other spinal disorders such as spondylitis, spinal stenosis, a ruptured disc or lower back injury. All of these conditions put stress on the Sciatic nerve, thereby, inducing more pain. Common Symptoms of Sciatica 1.  The pain occurs on only one side of the lower back and then slowly extends to the buttocks, the legs and down to the feet. Some people have a shooting pain in one area of the leg and experience numbness in the others. 2.  The weakness of the back and the lower leg a