January 04, 2023 - 12:45 GMT Melanie Macleod Adele worried fans during a performance in Las Vegas this week, after she appeared to struggle to walk."I have to waddle these days as I have really bad sciatica," she explained as she moved from one side of the stage to the other. Sciatica can cause pain in the lower back, the buttock and the back of the thighs and calves, and can be intense.Loading the player...
Another commented:"Get a discectomy [surgery to remove the damaged part of a disk]. I got a double microdiscectomy on 11/30 and felt immediately better, like a minute after the surgery. Best thing I did and wished I would have done it sooner."Adele struggles to move around on stage due to her sciatica
Adele has spoken about her back pain in the past, opening up about her ailments in an interview with The Face in 2021:"I've been in pain with my back for, like, half of my life, really. It flares up, normally due to stress or from a stupid bit of posture."She went on to explain she'd slipped several discs in her back, but working on strengthening her core muscles improved this.