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Can sciatica sometime miss the leg and just show up in the foot?i get stabbing pain in thigh/calf and foot not all at the same time but different days
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Isolated pain: in the foot is usually not sciatica. May be morton's neuroma, tarsal tunnel or from another cause. Neurological exam with or without EMG-NCS can sort this out.
Answered 5/23/2016
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