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A member asked:
What does an inflamed sciatica feel like?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Leg pain : It feels like shooting numbness, tingling, pain going down the back of your butt inside into the soul of your foot and possibly extending to the toes.
Answered 10/4/2013
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shooting pain: Sciatica pain is often described as a sharp, shooting, electric pain in the legs. It can sometimes be accompanied by weakness and numbness.
Answered 5/9/2014
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Pain in Back/Leg: Pain in the leg typically from the buttock through to the foot in the back of the leg. Sensation can vary from throbbing to sharp stabbing, electric like feeling or even numbness and tingling sensations can occur.
Answered 5/25/2014
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