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What Causes Pain In The Achilles Tendon When Diagnosed With Sciatica?
i am a 50 year old woman diagnosed last week with acute right and left sided sciatica with low back pain. I have been using heat and ice to relieve some pain but I noticed that laying flat on my back makes my feet and hands tingle and feel almost numb. Also for the past 2 or so weeks I am having horrible sharp pain in my left achilles tendon. It will only last for a few moments but feels like a knife sawing into me. Is this just part of wonderful world of sciatica or something else?
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
Hi,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern. The symptoms seems to be sciatic nerve compression. Get examined by a neurologist and get a MRI of spine.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Neeraj Kumar
I have gone through your question and understand your concern. The symptoms seems to be sciatic nerve compression. Get examined by a neurologist and get a MRI of spine.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Neeraj Kumar
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