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What could be causing the continuous pain in my lower back an inch u der my belt. its is a numbing feeling down my right leg. i cannot bend over. i need to bend both my knees to tag a calf and i cannot use the weight on my the leg i the left one?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Low back pain: You have low back pain with sciatica. This is associated with some process irritating your sciatic nerve. This can be from disc, vertebral fracture or arthritis. A common non bony cause for sciatic pain is pyriformis spasm. This is a spasm of a muscle deep in your gluteal area.

Dr Finley-Belgrad agreed

Answered 3/19/2020

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A member asked:

What could be causing the continuous pain in my lower back an inch u der my belt. its is a numbing feeling down my right leg. i cannot bend over. i need to bend both my knees to tag a calf and i cannot use the weight on my the leg i the left one?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Dr Finley-Belgrad agreed

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