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Does sciatic nerve pain generally run up your back?
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No: The condition refers to pain running down the leg.
Answered 9/11/2012
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No: It is pain that radiates down one or both legs generally past the knee. Some conditions that can lead to sciatica can also lead to back pain that can be more diffuse in the back itself.
Answered 12/9/2012
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No: likely you are having referred pain through the muscles that are irritated. Sometimes the fascial layers that hold each muscle can get irritated and then can send that irritation to another muscle and fascial layer. See a pain/spine specialist if you are not improving.
Answered 7/23/2014
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