Few musculoskeletal conditions cause as much disruption to daily life as sciatica. One day you're feeling fine, and the next, a sharp, electric-shock sensation or deep ache is shooting from your lower back through your hip and down to your calf or foot. Using our unique dual-licensed framework in chiropractic and acupuncture, we address sciatic pain from multiple angles

At Active Care Spine Center in Encino, June brings a sharp increase in patients suffering from acute lower back pain, hip stiffness, and sciatica flare-ups right after they travel. To understand why this happens—and how to prevent it—we have to look at the actual science and biomechanics of sitting.