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I only have leg pain when i'm laying down or sitting up what can be the cause of it.
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Pinched nerve: Spine malalignment can cause nerve pressure and pain.
Answered 3/23/2021
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Sciatica: Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve — which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body.
Answered 5/22/2018
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Sciatica: Although your symptoms are nonspecific, sciatica is the most common cause of leg pain. This is usually caused by compression of the sciatic nerve. However there are other causes of positional leg pain.
Answered 9/12/2018
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