This may shock you but the PHYSICAL CAUSE for the majority of most back pain and sciatica is ISCHEMIA also known as OXYGEN DEPRIVATION! Accepting this can be half the battle towards finding back pain solutions and sciatica nerve pain relief that works! Only 4-5% oxygen deprivation is necessary to cause pain and problems in the spinal column especially in the sensitive sciatic nerve. Such problems can include tight muscle spasms, cramps (from lactic acid build up), nerve irritation, tingling and even a sense of ‘deadness’ in the leg which I had for several months.