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I have severe lower back pain and sharp shooting pains down the back of my upper thighs. mri and x rays show nothing. could this be a pinched nerve?
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Yes: a normal mri usually means that you don't have a pinched nerve due to a disc or arthritis but you can still have a pinched nerve in other areas like your buttocks muscle, ie. periformis syndrome.
Answered 10/23/2017
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