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4 mnts ago, was doing back exercises and kinda tweaked it, hurtful when bending then after a month it was gone and transferred to my left leg. problem?

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Back nerve problem: It sounds like you have injured athe sciatic nerve in your lower back-- see your doctor for better diagnosis.

Answered 4/24/2015

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