Mike Tyson has been suffering from Sciatica. The 56-year-old boxing legend has opened up about his health woes after being pictured in a wheelchair holding a walking stick last month, and he has admitted he sometimes struggled to talk when his rare condition "flares up".
He told Newsmax TV: "I have sciatica every now and then, it flares up. When it flares up, I can’t even talk! Thank God it’s the only health problem I have. "I’m splendid now.
Everybody in my house is truly blessed and we’re all very grateful for whatever we have. " Sciatica impacts nerve endings in the body, and it seems the former world champion is dealing with complications related to his back.
It occurs with the sciatic nerve - which goes from your lower back to your feet - gets compressed or irritated, and while it usually improves in four to six weeks, the condition can last longer.
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