A member asked:

Very bad sciatica pain on the left side but pain is worse on calf and ankle. mri showed broad disc bulge l5/s1 with no obvious compression.

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If symptoms: Don't improve with conservative care piriformis syndrome can produce sciatica. This underdiagnosed cause of sciatica can often respond to steroid injection into the piriformis muscle. A physical medicine consult may help assess for this.

Answered 4/3/2016

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