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Does tarsal tunnel syndrome affect your leg also besides your foot?
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It could: The nerve that is entrapped in tarsal tunnel originates well above so there could be a cause further up the extremity or even the back. Abnormal signals can radiate to leg. Additionally the tarsal tunnel pain could be affecting tendons and even blood vessels that originate in the leg.
Answered 10/26/2014
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It can: Tarsal tunnel can affect the ankle and lower leg as well as the foot.
Answered 10/4/2016
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It can : The nerve that causes tarsal tunnel arises in the leg.
Answered 8/10/2012
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Yes: Tarsal tunnel syndrome indicates that anatomical structures in the canal are being squeezed. Those structures all start in the leg, hence symptoms can be felt in the leg as well. Nerve pain can travel in either direction. Also, if you have a problem with your foot, it can 100percent have effect on the leg as they are all connected.
Answered 12/16/2014
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Tarsal tunnel: Yes - the nerve being compressed causes problems with the affected foot and there is compensation in the leg. See your podiatrist for assistance
Answered 12/16/2014
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