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pinched nerve leg pain
A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Merrill Reuter answered
35 years experience Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Disc herniation: Can happen in both the neck and back area causing arm and leg weakness and pain. It is uncommon for for these to occur simultaneously. Sometimes neck ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Elizabeth Trinidad answered
27 years experience Neurosurgery
hard to say: Need exam and studies to help sort out.
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Dr. Qamar Khan answered
17 years experience Pain Management
Stretching: Many times acute sciatic pain will resolves after stretching the area abit. The muscles will loosen up and help resolve pain. If not, then consider ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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Conservative care: If your problem is just pain try application of ice followed by heat, take an anti-inflammatory and stay as active as your pain permits. Stretching ca ... Read More
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Dr. Sandra Gotman answered
36 years experience Podiatry
Pinched nerve: Put your back in flexion. Lay stomach down with two-three pillows under your pelvic area. This will help decompress the nerves. Hope it helps.
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A 48-year-old female asked:

Dr. Edward Hellman answered
29 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Possible: It is possible that foot pain can come from a pinched nerve in the back. The other possible causes can include problems with the foot itself or a com ... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:

Dr. Bruce J. Stringer answered
47 years experience Radiology
Muscles & Tendons: The ct band(calf to toes)delivers force from the calf to the foot. It can be described as a group of 8 muscles and tendons that have their origin in t ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Kristopher Downing answered
17 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Denervation Atrophy: It depends on the severity of the nerve compression but for all intents and purposes a nerve that is completely disconnected from its corresponding mu ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Paul Grin answered
36 years experience Pain Management
Nerve impingement: can be caused by being sandwiched between two spinal bones, pressed by a bulging. It can cause muscle spasm and back pain. Prevention treatment is alw ... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mark Weston answered
31 years experience Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Keep looking : For diagnosis, pain mgmt doctor Lipitor (atorvastatin) has been known to give muscle aches, spine and nerves rules out , dont have back surgery, bul ... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:

Dr. Dora Chizea answered
48 years experience Anti-Aging Medicine
..Spine Specialist: 47 y/o Male w Pinched nerves in neck from bulges at C5-C6 and C6-C7 via neck MRI, shoulder pain. Related 6MM slipp at L5-S1 with pars defect and leg p ... Read More
A 40-year-old male asked:

Dr. Ritu Bhambhani answered
27 years experience Pain Management
Depends how you feel: If you have leg pain, have you had an MRI of the low back? If the leg is staying the same or getting worse, and you are not responding to oral medicat ... Read More
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