Welcome to Nuts and Bolts for Sciatica. This is an open library of useful tools—mental models, mnemonics, and rules of thumb—to help clinicians reason about sciatica and teach each other. The goal is shared language: fewer mixed messages, more consistent explanations, and tools you can actually use under time pressure. It's a work in progress. [Sign up for updates here.](https://tomjesson.com/754790-2/) Nuts and Bolts for Sciatica is built to be cited, shared, and reused. If you use it for your teaching or social media, please provide credit and link back: see [[Reuse and attribution]]. -Tom Jesson [[About the author]] <small><span style="color: var(--text-faint);"> <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=M5X5SD389B4RY">Donate</a> </span></small>