The sciatic nerve is located lateral to the proximal hamstring origin, entering the surgical field under the piriformis into the posterior thigh.

Objective: Hamstring strains are one of the most common muscle strains in athletes; however, complete rupture of the proximal hamstring origin is rare and results from significant trauma. The ...

A pain in the back of your thigh when running could mean either a strained hamstrung muscle or an inflamed sciatic nerve.

The sciatic nerve with branches entering the hamstring muscle proximally is identified and generally dissected off the tendon on the posterior lateral corner.

Flossing your nerves? If it sounds like a stretch, well, it is. An exercise you can subtly do at your desk, where most of us are marooned these days, is an effective way to ease sciatica and other … ...

Luckily, Sandy attended our recent back pain and sciatica class and realized that the pain in her hamstring might not be a strain at all. And her instincts were right… Let me explain. Need a break?

Do what feels comfortable for your back. Try to keep your ankles relaxed. Fully flexing your toes toward your nose may pull on the sciatic nerve instead of creating an effective hamstring stretch.

Sometimes hamstring tightness is caused by an underlying injury to the hamstring muscle or tendon, or due to referred pain from the lower back or sciatic nerve, which passes through the hamstrings.

Sciatica is a real pain in the butt – and sometimes also in the leg and foot. See six yoga poses that can help provide sciatic pain relief.

If the piriformis muscle becomes tightened or inflamed, it can catch or pinch the sciatic nerve—meaning your real problem is piriformis syndrome.