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What can i do if i have sciatia and stiff leg muscle pain?

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Dr. Jeffrey Glaser answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Get It Worked Up!: First and foremost if you have true "sciatica" described as pain going down the back and outside portion of your thigh and down the outside aspect of your leg to your foot you should start with a consultation with your internist who will perform a physical examination and perhaps oder a MRI of the lumbar spine if indicated.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Qamar Khan answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Spine Pain Options: This pain in the distribution as you suggested is the result of an irritated nerve or facet joints or other injury typically in the lumbar spine (low back) which are caused by herniated disks, spinal stenosis or degenerative disc disease, etc requiring further evaluation by a spine specialist and may be candidate for facet injections/radiofrequency ablation and epidural steroid injection.

Answered 7/21/2014

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