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FREE BACK PAIN & SCIATICA CHECKER

Is it sciatica?
Free 2-minute symptom checker.

Answer a few simple questions about where your pain travels, numbness, tingling and weakness to understand whether your symptoms resemble a sciatica-type pattern.

This tool does not diagnose sciatica and does not replace a medical assessment.

SAFETY FIRST

Do you currently have any of the following new symptoms?

Select any that apply. If none apply, choose “None of these”.

What this checker can and cannot do

Sciatica is a description of pain that can travel from the lower back or buttock into the leg. Similar symptoms can have different causes. This checker explains reported symptom patterns; it does not diagnose the cause of your pain.

For new bladder or bowel changes, numbness around the genitals/anus/inner thighs, or serious symptoms affecting both legs, seek urgent medical help rather than using an online checker.