How is sciatica pain different from back pain?

How is sciatica pain different from back pain?
I have a shooting like pain down one side of my lower back which runs down towards my buttocks.
I am unable to bend due to this pain. And when i do, its really painful.
Does it sound like sciatica? Or just normal back pain?
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Answer by christa-rista
i’m not exactly sure but if i were you i’d call your caregiver to see if they want you to go in and get checked.
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Sounds possibly like sciatica / trapped nerve. My mum had really bad sciatica when she was heavily pregnant and had my little bro via c-section in the end, cos the pain was unbearable plus he was a large baby!! She still suffer from back pain now and is on medication for it.
I would maybe check with your doctor and see if he can suggest anything.
Im also currently feeling a similar pain, but havent yet been to a doctor, warm baths and heat pads and a deep heat muscular rub tends to help to relieve my aching back!
Hope that helps.
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Hi.
I had a severe back pain myself, but hopefully found some solutions. You can ,for example, just visit some back pain relief websites:
http://www.ReliefBackPainToday.com
I’m sure you can find some solution to this…hope i helped a bit. See yaa