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Why when my lower back hurts the pain shoots up all the from my fingers down to my toes?

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Dr. Douglas Arenberg answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Better get seen: Back pain with symptoms that radiate into your legs can be a sign of nerve compression. Its best to have a doctor take a close look at this problem. It can be just muscular, but it can be a herniated disc (like I have in my back) or other problem pressing on the nerves. A physical exam by an experienced doc can help distinguish the serious from the not so serious causes of this type of pain.

Answered 11/28/2014

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