It is very important that we understand that Sciatica is not a condition, but a symptom and one of the 4 conditions that can cause sciatica, the pain you feel going down your leg is the Piriformis Syndrome.

Piriformis Syndrome causes Sciatica by irritating the sciatic nerve as the nerve passes through the hip on the way down to the foot.

The sciatic nerve can run in 4 different directions past the Piriformis muscle, but that is not as important as to your ability to get proper sciatic nerve treatment.

The two main causes of Piriformis Syndrome. One is when the Piriformis muscle is tight and inflamed and continuously irritates the sciatic nerve and the second reason is when the pelvis is not in the proper position the path of the sciatic nerve is bound to have abnormal contact with the Piriformis muscle and thus be irritated, causing pain.

Read the article Sciatic Nerve Treatment for more information.