The patient has pain in the specific area where the nerves are damaged or stressed. In most cases sciatica symptoms include pain that starts from the lower side of the back, continues to the buttock and ends in the leg. The sciatica symptoms start with low intensity pain, but the pain can increase with time.
Sciatica symptoms or the associated sciatica pain become more frequent with time. The pain can be unbearable when the body changes position. Even getting up from a chair becomes a painful and difficult task. Sciatica pain may seem to vanish with pain killers but this is just a temporary relief. It will return again and slowly the severity of the situation will increase. Sciatica symptoms can be experienced while sneezing and coughing. At times laughing can become difficult due to the pain. This happens because the muscles are interconnected with each other and any sudden change can bring on the sciatica symptoms.
Other sciatica symptoms include weakness in the leg or foot, together with pain. The pain becomes severe with movement. The patient can lose sensation in the leg at times. A burning sensation in the affected area may also be experienced. Sciatica symptoms are easily detected by a physician with the help of X-rays and MRI scans.