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Hi, i have had lower back pain since the end of january. since then the majority of the pain has switched to the right side of my butt and my right thigh. the pain stops at the knee. i also have considerable tightness in my thigh which has been spasming.
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See details: Then see a doctor and have the issue evaluated an treated. This is netve compression aka sciatica
Answered 12/13/2017
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Maybe your back: Low back pain that radiates into the leg is called sciatica. One common cause is a herniated disc in the lumbar area, but that is not the only cause. Simple exercises and stretching, along with over the counter pain medication is the first place to start. If it has been present for more than three weeks, see a Doctor.
Answered 3/1/2015
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Sciatica: 34yo w. several weeks of low back pain & radiation into unilateral buttock, thigh & knee has sciatica, which is a pain pattern w. several causes; including lumbar disk disorder, sacroiliac joint, SIJ, disorder w. presacral plexus impingement & pyriformis syndrome. The best doctor to diagnose is not Rheumatologist or Orthopedist, but an Osteopath, who understands soft tissues disorder diagnosis.
Answered 6/9/2018
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