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Am I Having Sciatic Nerve?
Yes it hurts when I bend my leg up it hurts in the back in the bend of the leg they say its my knee but it just plain hurts could this be sciatic nerve I was find util 2 months ago when I went up and down a bunch of steps repeadly ever since then it been hurting
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have gone through your question and understand your concern.
The pain in lower limb may be due to nerve compression commonly termed as sciatica. Get examined and evaluated by a neurologist. MRI of lumbar spine may be required.
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Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
The pain in lower limb may be due to nerve compression commonly termed as sciatica. Get examined and evaluated by a neurologist. MRI of lumbar spine may be required.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
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