Adele collapses backstage in Las Vegas from back pain
The Straits Times|August 30, 2023
English singer-songwriter Adele's back problems have returned. The 35-year-old revealed during a recent performance that she had collapsed backstage due to a sciatica attack.
Adele collapses backstage in Las Vegas from back pain

Sciatica is pain due to irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve. 

Adele has been performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, as part of her Weekends With Adele residency, which runs until November.

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