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Extreme sharp pain in calf whenever i bend down. it feels like an electric shock.

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Dr. Kelvin Barry answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Pinch nerve : Probable neuritis or impingement of surat nerve in back of leg/calf

Answered 10/27/2020

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