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A member asked:
Can a pinched nerve on my left side lower back affect my right side?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Not directly: But it is possible to get a secondary injury as a result of your body compensating for or guarding from the right side injury.
Answered 5/7/2017
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The cause can: A pinched nerve on one side of the spine is caused by a structural architectural problem, this can be of the disc, the foramen, the facet joint the central canal. When a nerve is pinched on one side, it is not uncommon to have compensatory or associated pain on the other side.
Answered 5/7/2017
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