Tom’s Nerve Root Newsletter

Sciatica in the NYT. What do people need to know?

I was recently interviewed for this excellent New York Times piece on sciatica. It got me thinking about what often gets missed when people talk about…

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

Sciatica lecture in December

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Oct 28 • 

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Lectures, Atlas sneak-peak and a zine for patients

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Oct 14 • 

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September 2025

Sciatica Atlas 03

Three more sciatica notes

Sep 30 • 

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Sciatica Atlas 02

Three more notes

Sep 25 • 

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The Sciatica Atlas

The essentials of sciatica

Sep 23 • 

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Herniation wars

Three camps assemble...

Sep 21 • 

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June 2025

An ordinary story

My experience of sciatica

Jun 1 • 

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January 2025

Newsletter review of 2024

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Jan 2 • 

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October 2024

Does bending and lifting cause disc herniations?

Cautious Kennys vs Cavalier Karens

Oct 29, 2024 • 

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June 2024

Best of

Start Here

Jun 18, 2024 • 

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May 2024

The straight leg raise

Much more than you wanted to know

May 9, 2024 • 

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