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What Causes Pain In Buttocks Radiating To The Toe?
Hi my husband has pain from his buttock to his toe it has become woese he also has list his appetite, constipated and sick, doctor at home prescribed gabbapentin 3x daily and has now been on this 2 weeks. Over the last week he has had couple of sessions with scenar which helps dull pain for a short time. Please can you suggest anythjng else he can try as we are in australia for another 2 weeks before going home.
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
This sounds like you husband has sciatica. This is a pinching of the sciatic nerve from muscles in the buttocks. I would recommend that he see a physical therapist who can prescribe him some exercise and stretching to help reduce the pain of the sciatica
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