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I have numbness and tingling in my right leg to my foot from the knee down its worse when i walk and eases up when i sit down to rest what is this?

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Numbness and tinglin: This could be sciatica, saphenous or tibial nerve compression or something else. A neurologist should be consulted.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/1/2017

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