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Shedding Light on Sciatica

If you have back pain or sciatic nerve pain, you're not alone. Globally, one out of 10 people suffers from lower back pain, and back pain is the number one cause of job disability worldwide. The problem appears to be particularly prevalent in the US, where it disproportionately impacts obese individuals.   As many as eight out of 10 Americans struggle with back pain, and this affliction has now become a primary cause of pain killer addiction. The back pain quandary is that a sedentary...