Examples of sciatic in a Sentence
Laura Riley, Parents, 2 Sep. 2023
My husband has been totally disabled by sciatic pain for three months.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
The Station 19 star took to Instagram to update fans on his ongoing struggle with sciatic back pain, which he's suffered from for years.
—Maggie Horton, Country Living, 26 Aug. 2023
Sciatica is incredibly common; up to 40 percent of adults will experience sciatic pain at some point during their lifespan, says Brett Warner, PT, DPT, C.S.C.S of Bespoke Treatments in New York City.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
The sciatic pain is just unbearable.
—Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
Even his scheduled final hurrah at the world championships last month had to be cut short when intense sciatic pain forced him to withdraw.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021
To find out, the scientists corralled a group of eight giraffes and applied minor electric jolts to their sciatic nerves, assessing how quickly muscles responded to the stimulation.
—Perrin Ireland, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2013
These signals may be as strong as the temporary return of sciatic symptoms or as gentle as a whisper of a back muscle feeling a little out of place.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
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Word History
Middle French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, alteration of Latin ischiadicus of sciatica, from Greek ischiadikos, from ischiad-, ischias sciatica, from ischion ischium
1547, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Sciatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sciatic. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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