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Is shin splint typical with sciatica nerve pain
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Shin pain?: Pain in the shin can be referred from the back. Is the shin area tender to the touch? Can you reproduce it? If the shin is tender to the touch, then sciatica would be less likely. Have you doc examine you and give you the proper diagnosis.
Answered 9/29/2016
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No: Shin splints are different than sciatica pain. Sciatica pain originates from the low back spine area and shin splints are local to the anterior leg due to irritation at the muscle bone junction.
Answered 6/26/2014
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