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Can a vitamin or mineral deficiency cause or contribute to sciatica and if so, which ones?

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No: Although vitamin deficiencies can cause peripheral nerve disorders, especially B-1 and B-12, the pain and pattern of sciatica is due invariably to nerve compression at root level in lumbosacral cistern or in passage through pyriformis muscle group.

Answered 3/16/2016

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