A 31-year-old member asked:
Does sciatic nerve pain generally run up your back?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Douglas Changanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 23 years experience
No: The condition refers to pain running down the leg.
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Dr. Thomas Dowlinganswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 42 years experience
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.
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Dr. Qamar Khananswered
Pain Management 19 years experience
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.
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Last updated Jul 23, 2014
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