What causes Nerve Root Pain (trapped nerve)?
The sufferer will experience pain along the course of the nerve. This is why most patients with a trapped nerve will feel stabbing pains down their leg and into the calf or foot. The shooting pain sensation may actually feel worse in the leg than in the back, where it originates from. Sciatica is the most common form of trapped nerve or Nerve Root Pain condition. You feel pain along the course of the nerve. Therefore, you may feel pain down a leg to the calf or foot, and the pain in the leg or foot is often worse than the pain in the back. Sciatica occurs when the main nerve to the leg is either damaged or pressure is applied to it. Nerves from the spinal cord may also experience irritation or pressure caused by inflammation, this type of condition usually occurs when the sufferer sprains a muscle. A ‘slipped disc’ may also produce the condition. It is important to note that a slipped disc does not actually ‘slip’ out of place within the spinal vertebrae. The inner, softer part of the
