| chase08 |
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I was wondering if sciatica could cause calf pain similiar to a calf strain? anybody have this type of problem? |
| 29-timer |
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sure it can, the sciatic nerve runs all down the leg and the pain can run all the way down into your foot. it can cause something that feels like a cramp in the calf muscles, but is more of a muscle shut-down - you can really damage the muscles if you try to do too much when they aren't firing properly |
| chase08 |
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ok what kind of stretches can i do? or would a chiropractor be the best bet? |
| 29-timer |
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this is one place where a chiro can probably help. are you having any piriformis or glute issues? a tight piriformis can irritate the sciatic too, that's what happened to me last spring and the chiro fixed it quickly |
| chase08 |
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ok thank you this has helped out alot |