Re: Sciatica question


"Byron Hinson" <byron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've been getting a prickly feeling my toes some days on my left foot as
well as coldness even though my foot is not cold. I've also noticed a very
very slight pain in my backside every now and again. I hurt my back last
Christmas and got sciatica back then as well.

Can you get sciatica with the signs just in the foot and in the buttock
and
no where else down the leg?

Yes you can. The sciatic nerve contains motor and sensory nerves, thus you
can get odd sensations without much pain,..but in the classic definition,
"sciatica" means pain, caused by compression of part of the nerve at a
particular lumbar level. There are 3 or 4 (not sure) lumbar nerve exits
which form the sciatic nerve. A word of caution tho,.some odd sensations
in the feet, in older folks, can be due to reduced blood circulation. Best
to ask the Doc about it to be sure.

Jason


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