Ayurvedic management of Sciatica Sciatica is a painful condition of the lower back and the legs. It is not a muscular or skeletal condition but a nervous disorder because of a painful nerve that runs from the lower back through the legs. When the sciatic nerve gets irritated, pressed or pinched due to various causes including injury. It is characterized by one sided pain in the back and in one leg. Ayurveda can effectively target sciatic pain at its origin